Windsock at Oakley Airfield:: OS grid SP6309 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SP6309 : Windsock at Oakley Airfield

near to Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain

Windsock at Oakley Airfield

There is no sign of any current flying activity at the deserted former RAF Oakley airfield, but this windsock is still maintained here beside the two main runways.
The runways themselves, although grown over with small weeds like in this picture, are not obstructed with anything of any size.
In an emergency I think small aircraft could still get down here reasonably safely, so I'm guessing that's what this is about.
Are some old airfields kept clear for emergencies?
RAF Oakley history on Link

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

year taken

2011

· Find out how to reuse this image · For example on your webpage, blog, a forum, or Wikipedia. ·
	Start a discussion on SP6309		Suggest an update to this image		Contact the contributor

1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright

TIP: Click the map for Large scale mapping
Change to interactive Map >

Grid Square: SP6309, 13 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Des Blenkinsopp (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 13 May, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 26 May, 2011
Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Defence, Military
Subject Location: OSGB36: SP 638 096 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:46.9185N 1:4.5850W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SP 639 097
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)