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An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
Examples of airfield in a Sentence
The mountains overlooked an expansive plain lined with encampments, an airfield, small ships, and other war arsenal.
At last you can find the name of that deserted airfield or charming old pub!
In the summer months, residents can enjoy a cool drink on the roof terrace at the Tower Bar overlooking the busy airfield.
The disused airfield is still apparent on the right.
In 1930 a small airfield was established to service aircraft using the offshore sandbanks for target practice.
Behind, a grass airfield was soon to be created, complete with control tower.
Closer to the town is Mutare airfield, a civil operated field with a grass airstrip.
The business founded by entrepreneur Colin Chapman moved from southeast England to a former airfield at Hethel, near Wymondham, in 1966.
He planned to stay at a local airfield motel once a week to clean up and wash clothes.
The living quarters were on the western perimeter of the airfield.
Further along the lane, set now deep among trees, was a concrete pillbox, its embrasures facing inwards toward the airfield.
The weather took a hand, and the schedule had to be chopped and changed as severe rainstorms swept across the airfield.
The airfield North/South runway and the houses of Patchway beyond are visible.
Mid-March saw 15 members of the Sqn make use of a routine training sortie to visit Bissegem airfield in Belgium.
Two groups of eleven and five were sitting together on the edge of the ' airfield ', the area used for running takeoffs.
The airfield was occupied by the 352nd Fighter Group, They used P-47 thunderbolts until converting to P-51 Mustangs in April 1944.
Currently a civil airfield and light aircraft/helicopter wartime forward operating base.
The bases include a naval station and an RAF military airfield, and garrison troops, infantry battalion and reconnaissance squadron units.
In 1944 the airfield was requisitioned by the government for use by the ministry of Air.
The review of airfield signage identified five airports where the designations and signage of the taxiway system could be enhanced.
The airfield was occupied by the 352nd Fighter Group, They used P-47 Thunderbolts until converting to P-51 Mustangs in April 1944.
The 36-year-old had been driving a jet-powered Vampire dragster when it veered off the track at Elvington airfield, near York, in September.
Since the war, the airfield has been renovated for other uses, but the area continues to provide paranormal experiences to visitors.
Significant accidents at the airfield included a drunken driving accident at one of the hangers and a bomber crash on the landing strip.
This one, however, was brought up by William from a nearby airfield in the 1950s.
Site Description / Context The site is a 76 hectare former airfield which closed in 1957.
The facility now operated by TAG at Farnborough was the first operational airfield in the UK.
The Top Gear host was driving a rocket-powered dragster at an airfield near York for the show.
Richard is making a good recovery from a horrific crash behind the wheel of a jet-powered dragster at the Elvington airfield last month.
The sounds of an active airfield were actually recorded on audio tape by two men playing in the squash court.
The airfield features one of the scariest examples of paranormal activity with a presence that haunts the control tower.
The location was reconstructed as a heavy bomber airfield in 1940.
Reported hauntings at this airfield include phantom Lancaster bombers taking off into the night sky, apparitions of crew walking the runway, Morse code coming from the control tower and an apparition of an officer.