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Biggin Hill opened as a communications base in 1917 and flying commenced in the 1920s but it is best known as a World War 2 fighter station. RAF operational flying ceased in 1957 and part of the site was converted into a civilian airfield in 1959.
This 1953 Thornycroft Nubian / Pyrene, with bodywork believed to be by University
Motors, was new to Vickers-
This ex-
This former Royal Navy 1987 Scammell Nubian / Carmichael Mk.10C crash tender, Q472 VWP, served at Shoreham Airport, Sussex, before moving to Biggin Hill where it was seen as a reserve appliance in 2008.