Comment: 'Back in 2005, Doncaster reached for the skies to open an airport on a Cold War base - and it very nearly worked'
The Robin Hood name itself was greeted with bafflement, as the outlaw is associated far more with Sherwood Forest and Nottinghamshire, to the south of Doncaster - we never really felt that we could claim him as our own, despite his international appeal.
There followed a constant cycle of new carriers and routes being announced before withdrawals and suspensions. Flying from their local airport never really became a habit for Doncastrians, despite the convenience - the choice offered by Manchester, Leeds Bradford and East Midlands surpassed it.
The business park around the airport has developed, new housing in the nearby villages of Auckley and Finningley has revitalised the area where the RAF families once lived, and the old officers' mess has been restored by a private school. The Great Yorkshire Way, a link to the M18, may not have been the airport's salvation, but it has certainly helped the Yorkshire Wildlife Park grow as a major visitor attraction.
Then there were the glamour years of the Vulcan - XH558, the last survivor, which was airworthy until 2015 and took off from Doncaster for four years. It remains there, grounded in a hangar that its owners want to become a heritage visitor centre. Let us hope that the Vulcan can stay - a symbol of aviation history that endures.
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