{"id":14444,"date":"2026-06-22T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14444"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:38:11","slug":"sleap-airfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14444","title":{"rendered":"Sleap airfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About 10 miles north of Shrewsbury is an airfield called Sleap. It was created by the RAF in 1943 and used for training bomber crews. The RAF left in 1966 and now the airfield is the home of Shropshire Aero Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s busy today, and a group of brave souls are trying wingwalking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s a nice garden for watching the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One thing that you can rely on at civilian airfields like this is a good cafe. We had a very nice bacon bap for lunch. There’s an arrivals board so we can keep tabs on what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another intrepid wingwalker is ready to go. It\u2019s really popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A nice couple of hours out at Shropshire’s only civilian airfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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