RAF Folkingham aka the Digger Graveyard
I have wanted to visit this site for some time now since I saw some reports on here a few years ago. I didn’t come across as many military vehicles as I would of hoped, but then again, I never got around to covering all of the site as the light started to fade. I do tend to faff about a bit, so I have been told but not using them exact polite words, so I only have myself to blame…if someone else had of been with me then I’m sure it would have been their fault and not mine
I should really call myself “derp revisit” as I often find myself doing this. But I do enjoy a good revisit because the light maybe different, seasons change, stuff rusts and I can move that coke can out of the foreground which ruined the shot last time round, as I find it a hell of a lot less stressful to drive 200 miles, spend money on petrol and eat yet another miserable mc d’s than to actually learn how to use the clone tool.
I have to have help with my processing or I would be issued with an ASBO for swearing loudly all night and throwing my laptop out the window. I will get the hang of processing one day, I hope, but just not at the moment as my head still hurts from downloading wotsapp to my phone and that would be a techno overload to learn anything else in the same month.
A little history…
Opened in 1940 RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshire was used by both the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Forces. Its primary use was as a troop carrier airfield for the airborne units and as a training depot for the newly established RAF Regiment.
After The Second World War it was placed in care and maintenance and in 1947 the RAF Regiment relocated to RAF Catterick in North Yorkshire. RAF Bomber Command used Folkingham as an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) base.
I was very lucky to have some warm afternoon light towards the end of the day, as earlier on it was either overcast or periods of harsh bright sunlight, which didn’t show the lovely tones of the rust.
Folk 4 034 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 4 019 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 4 017 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 453 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 442 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 407 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 377 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 370 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 236 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 175 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 158 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 127 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 008 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 336 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 329 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 260 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 099 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 063 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 051 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 004 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 449 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 407 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 392 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 367 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 342 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 311 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 293 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 275 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 257 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 254 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 237 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 303 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 230 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 212 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 200 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 180 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 143 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 107 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 086 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 075 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 060 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 273 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 386 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed taking a look, be lucky folks
I have wanted to visit this site for some time now since I saw some reports on here a few years ago. I didn’t come across as many military vehicles as I would of hoped, but then again, I never got around to covering all of the site as the light started to fade. I do tend to faff about a bit, so I have been told but not using them exact polite words, so I only have myself to blame…if someone else had of been with me then I’m sure it would have been their fault and not mine
I should really call myself “derp revisit” as I often find myself doing this. But I do enjoy a good revisit because the light maybe different, seasons change, stuff rusts and I can move that coke can out of the foreground which ruined the shot last time round, as I find it a hell of a lot less stressful to drive 200 miles, spend money on petrol and eat yet another miserable mc d’s than to actually learn how to use the clone tool.
I have to have help with my processing or I would be issued with an ASBO for swearing loudly all night and throwing my laptop out the window. I will get the hang of processing one day, I hope, but just not at the moment as my head still hurts from downloading wotsapp to my phone and that would be a techno overload to learn anything else in the same month.
A little history…
Opened in 1940 RAF Folkingham in Lincolnshire was used by both the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Forces. Its primary use was as a troop carrier airfield for the airborne units and as a training depot for the newly established RAF Regiment.
After The Second World War it was placed in care and maintenance and in 1947 the RAF Regiment relocated to RAF Catterick in North Yorkshire. RAF Bomber Command used Folkingham as an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) base.
I was very lucky to have some warm afternoon light towards the end of the day, as earlier on it was either overcast or periods of harsh bright sunlight, which didn’t show the lovely tones of the rust.
Folk 4 034 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 4 019 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 4 017 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 453 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 442 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 407 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 377 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 370 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 236 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 175 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 158 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 127 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 008 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 336 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 329 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 260 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 099 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 063 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 051 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 004 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 449 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 407 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 392 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 367 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 342 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 311 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 293 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 275 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 257 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 254 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 237 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 303 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 230 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 212 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 200 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 180 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 143 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 107 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 086 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 075 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 1 060 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 3 273 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Folk 2 386 by Pretty Vacant, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed taking a look, be lucky folks