Hanger 1 With original control tower in the foreground.
When i was working there 1988-1991 one of the hanger door stantions was still the original complete with bullet/cannon holes in it from an enemy attack during WWII. The then station commander ordered they be left when picked up on an inspection as a type of monument to days gone by..... May still be there.?
Posted 30 November 2008, 09:20 From Robert.B.Maughan
Visited the site a couple of years ago but the site was guarded by security peaple and my wife and I were not allowed to look around.
The reason for our visit was for my wife to visit the airfield her father Terry Gilbert served
on during WW2 & was demobed from
Posted 20 January 2009, 08:20 From arthur paton
In the early 50s No 1 hangar housed the Naval Air Fighter Development Unit (NAFDU) Navy, at the far end, sharing the other half with the Air Fighter Development Unit(AFDU) RAF. We, Day Fighter Leader School (DFLS) were next door. Arthur Paton 1952/54
Posted 20 January 2009, 08:20 From arthur paton
All of the hangar doors had bullet holes from the airfields bomber station day's ww2 Arthur Paton
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Posted 14 May 2008, 22:40 From Daryl
Hanger 1 With original control tower in the foreground.
When i was working there 1988-1991 one of the hanger door stantions was still the original complete with bullet/cannon holes in it from an enemy attack during WWII. The then station commander ordered they be left when picked up on an inspection as a type of monument to days gone by..... May still be there.?
Posted 30 November 2008, 09:20 From Robert.B.Maughan
Visited the site a couple of years ago but the site was guarded by security peaple and my wife and I were not allowed to look around.
The reason for our visit was for my wife to visit the airfield her father Terry Gilbert served
on during WW2 & was demobed from
Posted 20 January 2009, 08:20 From arthur paton
In the early 50s No 1 hangar housed the Naval Air Fighter Development Unit (NAFDU) Navy, at the far end, sharing the other half with the Air Fighter Development Unit(AFDU) RAF. We, Day Fighter Leader School (DFLS) were next door. Arthur Paton 1952/54
Posted 20 January 2009, 08:20 From arthur paton
All of the hangar doors had bullet holes from the airfields bomber station day's ww2 Arthur Paton