One clue to the existence of old airbases (at least in the UK) is in the names of the new streets that have been built over or near them. For example this map o

One clue to the existence of old airbases (at least in the UK) is in the names of the new streets that have been built over or near them. For example this map of Christchurch [0] is centred on 'The Runway', and street names reference the following WW2-era aircraft: Brabazon, Halifax, De Havilland, Viscount and Blenheim. Similarly, this map [1] of St Ives has streets that include Comet, Wellington, Blenheim, Canberra, Lancaster and others [0] https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.7378007,-1.7376243,16.5z?hl=en-GB https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.7378007,-1.7376243,16.5z?h... [1] https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Comet+Way,+Saint+Ives+PE27+3UX/@52.3406011,-0.0805388,17z https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Comet+Way,+Saint+Ives+PE...