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Surely the airfield would be offered back to the original farmers?

April 26, 2017airfield farmers offered original SURELY

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Surely the airfield would be offered back to the original farmers?

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If the airfield was requisitioned after January 1st 1935 then the airfield would be offered back to the original owners under The Crichel Down Rules. The original owners or their descendants would have two months in which to decide if they wanted to buy back the land, at a priced fixed by an independent third-party. If the owners decided not to buy the airfield then it would be sold on the open market. Either way, the new owners would be approached with the aim of persuading them to reinstate flying at Driffield.