Dunsfold Aerodrome (ICAO code EGTD) is an unlicensed airfield in Surrey, England, near the village of Cranleigh. It extends across land in the villages of Dunsfold and Alfold.
It was built by the Canadian Army and civilian contractors as a Class A bomber airfield for Army Co-operation Command. It was commanded by the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1944 and was known as Royal Canadian Air Force Station Dunsfold. Under RAF control it was RAF Dunsfold.
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The required libraries are all the Asobo standard airports, plus:
UK2000 Common Scenery = In the Free section of the MSFS Market Place
EGOV by Skell300 = https://flightsim.to/file/9361/egov-raf-valley-custom-built
Object library v2 by Colinj = https://flightsim.to/file/16007/msfs-object-library-with-150-models-ranging-from-towers-hangers-terminals-to-cones
Totof- aircraft library v4 by Totof = https://flightsim.to/file/17182/totof-aircraft-library-v1-1
The first squadrons based at the aerodrome were 400, 414 and 430 Squadrons, RCAF, equipped with Curtiss Tomahawks and North American Mustangs. They were followed by the North American Mitchell Mk II medium bombers of No. 139 Wing RAF, consisting of 98 and 180 Squadrons RAF, and 320 Squadron (formed from Dutch Naval Aviation Service personnel). When 139 Wing departed for the continent in the autumn of 1944, 83 Group Support Unit (later 83 Group Disbandment Centre) arrived with Spitfires, Typhoons and Tempests. After the war the airfield was used by the RAF to repatriate prisoners of war.
Dunsfold was declared inactive by the RAF in 1946 but was then used by Skyways Ltd.
In 1950, The Hawker Aircraft Company acquired the lease of the site. Dunsfold became internationally known for development of the Hunter jet fighter.
Hawker Siddeley became part of British Aerospace in 1977. On 24 June 1999, British Aerospace announced the closure of Dunsfold as part of a restructuring.
In 2002, BAE Systems (British Aerospace's successor) sold Dunsfold Aerodrome to The Rutland Group, which formed Dunsfold Park Ltd. Since mid-2002 the BBC motoring show Top Gear has been recorded at the park using a hangar as a studio and parts of the runways and taxiways of the aerodrome as the test track.
Update V 1.1
Changes to Liveries of Static aircraft - VC10 and Boeing 747.
To see the VC10 Static you need to download:
https://militaryaiworks.com/download-hangar/file-library/download/96-official-maiw-conversion-packages/2088-maiw-jbsim-vickers-vc10-conversion
Then convert the models using the Legacy Importer.
https://www.nexusmods.com/microsoftflightsimulator/mods/117
The Asobo 747 has the following skin:
https://flightsim.to/file/15739/boeing-747-8i-british-airways-landor-g-bnly-no-mirroring
Tonight on Top Gear: we open the test track to aircraft and Hammond tries to land a 747 on the follow through
2 years ago
sandwichwolf
did you remove the food truck from the helipad? Otherwise, fine work so far.
2 years ago
jvortiz56
wow many thanks for the mod that vc 10 repaint is outstanding perhaps you could use it again instead of using your atlas and c17 models. it would look good a Brize Norton, looking forward to your next airfield and many thanks for your great scenery's
2 years ago
kerbgrinder
Excellent work, thank you.
Sadly the future of Dunsfold is very much in the balance at the moment, the developers are circling and it could be lost forever...only to live on in MSFS.
I agree with kerbgrinder, it would be nice to see the correct types/liveries for the statics.....very nice VC10 model though 😊
2 years ago
Statics have been modified.
2 years ago
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Gina195
another great job but could you lose the a380s and replace with one
ba 747 and paint the vc10 grey
2 years ago
Statics have been modified.
2 years ago
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kerbgrinder