Raf Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire

Raf Gaydon, Gaydon, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire - A man standing on a roller during the laying of asphalt on a new runway under construction at Gaydon Airfield. Work began on the construction of a runway at Gaydon Airfield in early 1952. As part of the project, a former runway, largely abandoned following the Second World War, was superseded by a newly constructed runway nearly 1 3/4 miles long and 200 feet wide. Also built were access tracks and a taxi-track. The runway was constructed on 8 inches of hardcore, with four inches of concrete laid on top, followed by 12 inches of high grade concrete, and completed with 2 1/2 inches of tarmacadam and 1 1/2 inches of bituminous macadam

Access Asphalt Asphalting Builder Client Concrete Constructed Followed Gaydon Grade Hardcore Holdings Inches Laid Laing Largely Macadam Nearly Post-war Roller Runway Stratford-on-avon Superseded Warwickshire Workman Workwear

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