FunkyMuffin
Well-known member
History:
(borrowed of course)
RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Stations which protect UK airspace and is home to two frontline, combat-ready squadrons. It is also the training station for Typhoon pilots. Although a live site, the derelict weapons store lies just to the north-east. The facility was built for the purpose of storing and preparing weapons including missiles and bombs, situated in a separate compound in order to reduce the quantity of explosives stored within the base. An incident occurred in 1971 when an electrostatic discharge caused a SNEB rocket that was being prepared to initiate its rocket motor. Two armourers were killed in the incident.
The Explore:
I’ve been here twice, both with fellow explorers and non members. I was sad to see so much had been moved since my first visit in 2019. I’d lost a lot of my pics from the first visit and was keen to have another go. I loved it as much the second time around.
Thanks for looking
(borrowed of course)
RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Stations which protect UK airspace and is home to two frontline, combat-ready squadrons. It is also the training station for Typhoon pilots. Although a live site, the derelict weapons store lies just to the north-east. The facility was built for the purpose of storing and preparing weapons including missiles and bombs, situated in a separate compound in order to reduce the quantity of explosives stored within the base. An incident occurred in 1971 when an electrostatic discharge caused a SNEB rocket that was being prepared to initiate its rocket motor. Two armourers were killed in the incident.
The Explore:
I’ve been here twice, both with fellow explorers and non members. I was sad to see so much had been moved since my first visit in 2019. I’d lost a lot of my pics from the first visit and was keen to have another go. I loved it as much the second time around.
Thanks for looking
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