Record Site Plans for IL2 airfield modelling

There have been a few on the web over the years but things don't seem to last more than a few years at the same location. The primary source for RSPs is the RAF museum at Hendon but I suspect you will get little response in the current situation. However the American Air Museum in Britain contains many site plans and aerial photos of airfields that were originally RAF ones, although strictly speaking they are all RAF airfields. A browse through the media section my be worthwhile as some plans pre-date the USAAF residency.

www.americanairmuseum.com/

The other problem is that RAF airfields were constantly being upgraded or otherwise developed and many of the RSP's available show the final layout rather than the initial of mid war layout. It rather depends on which year of the war you are interested in and which airfields but the above link would be a good place to start.

The After The Battle (ATB) plans are copies of the Hendon ones but cleaned up to make them more readable so although they can cost a bit more, they may be a better bet. The copies from Hendon can be a bit poor and cover multiple A3 sheet due to the state of the originals and of course will cost a few quid anyway.

The eBay price is not as bad as it seems as I think the ATB plans came out in the late seventies. If inflation from 1980 to date is about 4 times the 1980 price my original purchases at £1.50 per plan would be around £6.00 now. However the late seventies had super high inflation so that £1.50 could be bumped up to £6.50 if they started before 1980. By the mid eighties I was paying £4.50 per plan so I suspect the £15.00 is getting close to what I would expect for a pristine copy plus a bit of value for scarceness.

I got all mine from Motor Books off the Charing Cross Road - I used to tube over there during my lunch hour.

Anyone know what date they were first published as I recall they suddenly appeared in the ATB magazine as a batch of about 25 or was it 50 and gradually increased over the following years?