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I lived 'dan saff' and know Oakington or rather the old airfield site. I did actually live on the base at RAF Waterbeach because my father was posted there in the 1970s. That will be gone soon too.

What is that music? I am fascinated by abandoned buildings. If walls could talk! It must have been something to see in its prime. 👍😎

I walked around this yesterday with my dogs and still looks the same now

What do the numbers mean?

my great uncle took off from this base at 2320 on the 25th of June 1942 he was the radio operator in L7289 a 50 squadron avro manchester part of the 3rd of the 1000 bomber raids, it was a raid on the focke wulf works at Bremen. After bombing the target they were shot down by flack and crashed at Grambe north west of Bremen at 0225/0227, there were no survivors. I suppose Swinderbys claim to fame was it was home to the last avro manchester lost on operations.

The maintenance chief used to work for main roads where that level of deterioration is considered safe .

Haunted history very interesting to, I used to deliver there in late 90's and was very atmospheric.. thanks for bringing back the memories 😊

Once the home of the mighty Lightning.

One of the hangars was turned into a cold storage facility, called I think Jet Stream with a Canberra for its logo…no more I am led to believe.

It would have been so cool if you could have flown the drone in the open door on the roof and had a look around inside mate

Been past this thing so many times and always with a "I wonder what that is in there". Good to see it up close.

So sad.

I'm so happy, on our tour we passed by this building on a random detour, and wondered what it was. By some weird twist of fate I saw the thumbnail and recognised the structure as the one we talked about wanting to explore! it looks way too secure though to investigate properly. Thanks for the drone footage, now we know what we were looking at :) Hope this building has some future left!

reflection of mid-century modern architecture . would have been nice to see it when new . good choice of music ... great bass line . thanks

I remember when my dad worked offshore in the 70’s, phone calls home used to come through here. Always found it interesting that the big sloping windows faced more inland rather than out to sea.

given the exploits of the Banff Strike Wing very little is known about them. There was a book about the Wing, 'A Very Private War' if I remember but very little else. One criticism of the book, a lack of maps.

Looks like a very thin single top layer that wasn't tied in to the substrate very well.

Did my 6 weeks basic training there in May 1978 in Hannah block.Instructor Cpl Brian Sutherland.Good times....

The pictures do not show how bleak and desolate the place was. Buchan was also a dump.

June-August 1984. Very tiring days for a 16 year old.

March 1979 for 8 weeks ? Gibson block . Sgt lusty was our SNOC .spent 1 week running round at a camp near Catterick as part of recruit training . Then St Athan , Newton , Scampton, Aldergrove . All passed into history.

Went through in 77, then straight to Halton. Sad to see it like this, but thank you so much for triggering so many memories. Like the guy sez: “They were the best of times and the worst of times…” I would do it again like a shot, I suspect many of us would.

I was there in 1979 for basic training and then 10 years later living in the Officers Mess. Amazing how similar most camps were back in those days. H blocks, Sgt's Mess and Officers mess all built to the same plan. I understand that there is now a village where the residential site was.

I was here for a week in June 1993 on a principle's of flight course when staff with the air training corps

I was here 1952 for 2 yr with Fred Trueman, great time, happy memory"s Barton Block

I remember exploring the base in the Summer of 1981. The hangars were vast. We were young and stupid enough to climb on top, and even inside, in-between the girders that supported the roof, all the way over the arch and down!

Back in 1979, I spent every weekend for 6 months living in one of the 'H' blocks while training with 644 GS at RAF Syerston. There was 5 of us in one room, we had the whole block to ourselves. Happy days back then. Great photos.

I was there from 1983 to 1985. Worked at the radio station. It's strange to see it now, all just sitting there rotting away. I'd like to go back, but as they say, you never can go back. It's a different world now, and what took place on that base is all obsolete.

I was there 1979... it was different then, would not have missed the experience.

How come you didnt take photos of the newer barracks?

I was there in 1966 doing my basic training my name is Gerry Fairchild went on to Catterick for my regiment training

Did my 6 weeks at Swinderby in September 1980. Cpl Wolfe with his handlebar moustache, great days.

Graham: This is a really helpful photographic record. Great work; thank you.

My dad was in the USN and we were stationed here in 69-70. I remember walking those airfields with my dad, and my sister attended school in a one room school house that sat on the old airfield. We attended classes in Edzell until space could be found on the base for us. We LOVED Scotland, and my own twin daughters are planning a visit with their husbands this year. This was my favorite place until I spent time in Alaska. No castles but it is beautiful.

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Visited in December 2023. A magnificent barn all has made his roost in the ops block! The rest of the airfield has a visitor trail with signboards showing where you are and detailing the history of the base.

Was there in 80's they had ten pin bowling alleys and indoor basketball courts any sign of them

I was posted there in 1965 -1971, Work in the Paint ,started work on Hastings , C130's .

Was there in 1985 royal corp of transport as a junior leader 57sqn, great memories 🇬🇧

My father was stationed here during the war. He met my mother at a local dance hall and later married .. she was from Gourdon a nearby fishing village.

There in 1980

Yeah, that's gonna need an FOD Walk...

Kintore was not used as an RLG during the war, it was East Fingask near Oldmeldrum. This was recorded in war archives.

I did my basic here in 1976 it breaks my heart that this place has been bulldozed to build MORE homes for immigrants to live it up! I hated it at the time but I joined up as a 16 year old wimp and it made a man of me! I miss my time in the RAF and have lost so many mates as we get older - I would do it all again in a heartbeat 'for Queen and Country' I signed up. But I cant stand Charlie boy king🤬 But if it all kicked off into WW3 I would still step up for my country even though im an old git now! So many of the bases I served at are now fields or bloody houses.

My brother-in-law was a PO Armourer there for many years. I sometimes wonder if he knew J. K. Rowling, he was there at the same time she was!

SOME of these Photos are NOT are not Lossiemouth ! I was stationed there for 8 Years on 8Sqn Shackletons (Voluntarily).

I used go here as a kid when my Dad was with the Ministry of Defence.

Really interesting to see these fabulous photos. I live in Newton and it is really nice to see ATC has been restored. If anybody has any information of the Base it would be greatly appreciated.

When I was a boy, (I'm 57 now!) we used to holiday at the caravan park and walk over the fields to the Airbase. Back then, there were still old trucks, the Control tower was assessable full of electronics very exiting for a 7 year old! on the side of the control tower was a sign "Visiting aircraft only" The barracks had letters on the floor and old pictures on the wall. The Cinema had its curtains-it was amazing....