I was sorting through a large box of old photographs this afternoon and found these images of an airfield being bulldozed and thought someone mightknow more about them. I’m not sure the location but it’s an airfield near London, not Bovingdon as I know what that looked like. My first thought is it might be RAF Hornchurch? Any one got any ideas?
Thanks
Chris
By: l.garey - 12th January 2009 at 16:38
Happy memories of Martlesham Heath in 1952, when I spotted some of my very first planes: Mosquitoes, Martinets, NF11, Oxford, even Viking VX141. I used to sneak onto the field from my Grandparents’ house through the boundary hedge, until turned off by a Landrover crew, and just watch them taxy by. They still have an active Aviation Society with a nice web site, as Scouse mentioned. Worth a look.
Laurence
By: pagen01 - 12th January 2009 at 12:46
Definately Martlesham Heath. Cracking shots G-ASSV, you ought to post them on the Airfield Information Exchange forum, they would be much appreciated there.
The tower is preserved and I believe is a museum now.
By: G-ASSV - 12th January 2009 at 07:48
Thanks folks, having looked at the pictures of Martlesham as it is today and the signals square with the MH it certainly looks like case closed!
Chris
By: bazv - 12th January 2009 at 05:36
I would also agree with Martlesham Heath – thanks to bazv for putting a link up to my site as well!
Pleasure 😀 great website,didn’t realise it was run by you !!
regards baz
By: REF - 12th January 2009 at 00:26
I would also agree with Martlesham Heath – thanks to bazv for putting a link up to my site as well!
By: Atcham Tower - 11th January 2009 at 18:28
Yes, Martlesham. ‘A’ Type hangar clinches it. Here’s some Spits at MH in Aug 1960 …
By: bazv - 11th January 2009 at 18:14
I would say …definitely Martlesham….some photos here probably confirm the code letter orientation…
http://www.airfields.fotopic.net/c1574003.html
cheers baz
By: bazv - 11th January 2009 at 18:05
The tower (watch office) certainly looks like Martlesham Heath, link to Control Towers below :-
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/M/images/Martlesham_Heath.jpgKeith.
Looks probable keith,the orientation of the code letters also I think points to MH,but I am not a Signal Square spotter…Hopefully one will come along soon 😀
cheers baz
By: keithnewsome - 11th January 2009 at 17:58
The tower (watch office) certainly looks like Martlesham Heath, link to Control Towers below :-
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/M/images/Martlesham_Heath.jpg
Keith.
By: bazv - 11th January 2009 at 17:29
Sorry…didnt explain my comment about ‘Depends how you look at it’ !!
The orientation of the code letters vis a vis the Tower should positively identify the airfield,and maybe Hangar/tower type as well.
cheers baz
By: Scouse - 11th January 2009 at 17:18
Of the two, Martlesham Heath seems more likely. Harwell was handed over to the atomic energy people in 1946, while Martlesham Heath ceased to be an RAF station in the early 1960s, which is consistent with the Bedford TK and Thames Trader lorries in the second picture.
The building certainly look similar to those pictured on the Martlesham Heath Aviation Society website http://mhas.org.uk/MHAS/index.html, although I wouldn’t like to say for certain.
By: bazv - 11th January 2009 at 16:51
By the code on the signals square…might be
A…Harwell
or
B…Martlesham Heath
depends which way you look at it 😀
cheers baz
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