Bit random......Road names (avaition related)

[Stigish]

Unfortunately I have a bit too much time on my hands due to some Flu related illness (oink, oink ) so I thought I'd start a bit of an unusual topic on Road Names (shoot me down if this gets too boring!), aviation related of course
Were I live has a very strong connection with aviation (a long time ago unfortunately), but they did name alot of roads after some rater Iconic Aircraft:
Vulcan Way
Dakota Close,
Halifax Way,
De Haviland Way,
Valiant Way,
Swordfish Drive,
Lancaster Close,
Hunter Drive,
Pipers Way (?),
Blemheim Drive,
Comet Way,
Catalina Close,
Delta Close,
Airspeed way, and of course they are all branching from........
Airfield way.
All these roads were built on the former RAF Christchurch airbase which is quite obviously no longer in existance .

[Xplumberlives]

In a similar vain, we had a bar in Belize with a crashed Cessna placed into the outside wall!

It was called the PLOUGH INN!

[Wedgy]

Woah! You must be a mind reader .... was thinking of starting a thread on road names 558 related near you

I have "Vulcan Way" and "Avro Close" around the corner from me

[IcH]

Got Avro Road, Vickers Way, Comet Way and Aviation Way near Southend Airport, and there is loads round where RAF Hornchurch used to be, named after various types and old Fighter command airfields.

[Hihonyr8811]

Birchwood estate in Lincoln is built over RAF Skelingthorpe and a lot of the roads are air bases if that counts

[Mayfly]

yeah I was just going say Helen I think we can corner the market in aviation related names

[Hihonyr8811]

Yeah we do have our fair share

[Stevieboy]

Here's one just down the road from me. Nimrod Drive in Gosport.

[IcH]

Is that Sultan or Collingwood?

[Stevieboy]

Is that Sultan or Collingwood?

Just off of Grange Road which runs down the western side of HMS Sultan. Well done Sir.

[Iggie]

Where I grew up we had Miles Way, on the old Woodley Airfield, and then in more recent years, Hurricane & Spitfire way, & Bader Close too

[Stevieboy]

Just up from Nimrod Drive we have:

Shackleton Road
Gazelle Close
Anson Close
Lindberg Close
Hunter Close

[Mackrick]

Brize has
Anson Avenue
Devon close
Belfast Square

[Saracenman]

isn't there a "Fat Albert Square" on the Falklands?

along with the RAF Police station in Letsby Avenue?

[Mackrick]

isn't there a "Fat Albert Square" on the Falklands?

along with the RAF Police station in Letsby Avenue?

Albert Square is at 1312 flight MPA

[Pujgnie]

Were I live has a very strong connection with aviation (a long time ago unfortunately), but they did name alot of roads after some rater Iconic Aircraft:
Vulcan Way
Dakota Close,
Halifax Way,
De Haviland Way,
Valiant Way,
Swordfish Drive,
Lancaster Close,
Hunter Drive,
Pipers Way (?),
Blemheim Drive,
Comet Way,
Catalina Close,
Delta Close,
Airspeed way, and of course they are all branching from........
Airfield way.
All these roads were built on the former RAF Christchurch airbase which is quite obviously no longer in existance .

Here's a few more from that area

Anson Close
Merlin Way
Wellington Ave
Stirling Ave
Tangmere Close
Viscount Drive
Auster Close
Caledonian Close
Britannia Way
Beaufort Way
Sunderland Drive
Andover Close
Lysander Close
Wessex Close

Poole has it's own little area too (all Aircrew/Pilot related) :

Adastral Road
Gibson Road
Scarf Road
Nicholson Close
Hodges Close
Cribb Close
Bader Road
Dundas Road
Tait Close
Mitchell Road
Esmonde Way
Kelly Close
Ashdown Close
Gray Close

[Stigish]

Thanks Phill,

I knew I could rely on you to provide some more of your 'local' knowledge .

Nearly forgot Sea Vixen trading estate. Any ideas what happened to the one that used to be sat on the corner of the now PC World car park as you enter said estate?

[Pujgnie]

Thanks Phill,

I knew I could rely on you to provide some more of your 'local' knowledge .

Nearly forgot Sea Vixen trading estate. Any ideas what happened to the one that used to be sat on the corner of the now PC World car park as you enter said estate?

I think she was recovered back to Hurn yonks ago for preservation. Local vandals liked to think it was fun smash the canopy. Not sure what state/where she is now though..

[Stigish]

Thanks Phill,

I knew I could rely on you to provide some more of your 'local' knowledge .

Nearly forgot Sea Vixen trading estate. Any ideas what happened to the one that used to be sat on the corner of the now PC World car park as you enter said estate?

I think she was recovered back to Hurn yonks ago for preservation. Local vandals liked to think it was fun smash the canopy. Not sure what state/where she is now though..

Found it
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk ... .php?id=75

[Pujgnie]

Thanks Stuart - She certainly looks in fine condition in that pic. Nice to see her again

[Jigsaw]

We have Lancaster Way in Ely.
It is the main road through a small industrial area and is what used to be the runway of RAF Witchford I believe.

[Tonijh]

Vulcan Way in Sandhurst

[Sad Sam3]

Hi Puguine,

Any idea why that estate in Poole has all those RAF inspired names.

It's just down the road from the test centre so I've been up and down it hundreds of times and often wondered.

I even looked up a set of old maps to see if it was the site of an old airfield but that seemed to be further away from the town.

Hope your nipper liked the photo.

[Saracenman]

Salisbury Plane?