After spending the day at an industrial site nearby Worldoftheshadows and myself were passing RAF Tangmere and thought we would stop in to see what was left.
The airfeild was established in 1917 and in 1940 was a major south coast RAF station during the battle of britain. After the war the Base became the center for RAF High Speed Flight and saw the sea over the south coast become an important test site in the development of supersonic flight. In September 1946, a world air speed record of 616 mph was set by Group Captain Donaldson in a Gloster Meteor and then in September 1953, Squadron Leader Neville Duke flew a Hawker Hunter at 727 mph.
I remember visiting Tangmere for the first time the day before the 50th anniversary of the record breaking flight made by Neville Duke and saw a number of derelict buildings sadly I didn't take any photos then. Since then various housing developments have seen many of the airbases historic buildings removed.
The control tower is one of the few survivors. Though its well bricked up
The airfeild was established in 1917 and in 1940 was a major south coast RAF station during the battle of britain. After the war the Base became the center for RAF High Speed Flight and saw the sea over the south coast become an important test site in the development of supersonic flight. In September 1946, a world air speed record of 616 mph was set by Group Captain Donaldson in a Gloster Meteor and then in September 1953, Squadron Leader Neville Duke flew a Hawker Hunter at 727 mph.
I remember visiting Tangmere for the first time the day before the 50th anniversary of the record breaking flight made by Neville Duke and saw a number of derelict buildings sadly I didn't take any photos then. Since then various housing developments have seen many of the airbases historic buildings removed.
The control tower is one of the few survivors. Though its well bricked up
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) never even thought of the tower!:embarrassed: must have a look next time i'm over there
