Bagber Farm
BAGBER FARM: Private airstrip
Aerial view in 2002
Aerial view in 2017
Note: Both of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
These two pictures clearly illustrate just how the conspicuity of a farm airstrip can vary. Often over the course of a single year depending on the time of year and the nature of surrounding crops. It can be a challenge which I thoroughly enjoyed years ago when I was still flying.
Operated by: Mr D Hawkins
Location: 1nm N of Milborne St Andrew near Blandford
Period of operation: 1989(?) onwards
Runway: 04/22 540x15 grass
NOTES: An AAIB report in 1997 states the runway is about 605 metres long. Another AAIB report in 2008 says the runway was 500 x 18.
A look at Google Earth in 2016 (image date 2009) shows the runway as 03/21, 525 metres long, and with no possibility of an extension unless part of a hedgerow is removed.
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