gridnutter
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RAF Montford Bridge was operational between 1942 & 1945, and was a satellite station to the much larger RAF Rednal. Visited during March 08.
The tower now seems to be used as a bit of a store / dumping ground by the farmer whilst the outlying buildings now house pigs.
Flash Earth link: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.748207&lon=-2.843613&z=16&r=0&src=msl
The watch office, the single storey building, built c.1940 and seen here from the rear with a blast wall entrance and railings on the roof. The two-storey part to the left is a 1942/1943 extension and is the control tower. The original watch office is a typical standard satellite fighter station type built when it was a grass field. The control tower was probably added when the runways were built.
The steel cabinet inside the original watch office was used as a pyrotechic store for the very pistol and cartridges
A standard build Flight Office
The tower now seems to be used as a bit of a store / dumping ground by the farmer whilst the outlying buildings now house pigs.
Flash Earth link: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.748207&lon=-2.843613&z=16&r=0&src=msl
The watch office, the single storey building, built c.1940 and seen here from the rear with a blast wall entrance and railings on the roof. The two-storey part to the left is a 1942/1943 extension and is the control tower. The original watch office is a typical standard satellite fighter station type built when it was a grass field. The control tower was probably added when the runways were built.
The steel cabinet inside the original watch office was used as a pyrotechic store for the very pistol and cartridges
A standard build Flight Office
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