Bovingdon Airfield from the air
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Bovingdon Airfield from the air
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 24 Nov 2014
A former RAF airfield http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bovingdon closed in 1968. Part of the site houses HM Prison The Mount http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_The_Mount . Seen while circling, waiting to approach Heathrow from the east on a flight from Glasgow.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.71224
Longitude
-0.546779