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…..i can’t believe the tower still has some original fitments! Even the fireplace still has a typical MOD/WD metal dustpan beside it!!!

tim

Ref Yarnold sangar

hi gang!

……….you should’ve seen how much money Sqn Ldr Yarnold got for ‘his’ idea under the ‘ideas and inventions scheme’! It annoyed a lot of people, and he got quite a few grand out of basically re-introducing a typical 2ndww pillbox!!
They were totally useless, and it’s only purpose was for use as a decoy sangar – a lot of us preferred the proper ones made by station personnel out of stone/concrete/sand filled metal n wood ammo boxes, corrugated iron, sandbags, n railway sleepers – oh and don’t forget the camnet over it too!

tim

named a/c streets

……….there’s also a civvy road outside the backgate of Brize Norton called Lancaster Way!

tim

………….i think the locals should be grateful – they have cheap exMQ’s which were left abandoned for years after the yanks pulled out. Done many an exercise at kemble with TCW in the RAF.
As i’ve said before, if you move next door to an airfield what the hell do they expect – put up with it or move away!! They should thank themselves lucky that the site hadn’t been turned into an immigration centre, or a prison!

tim
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………….i would have the wonderful lancaster ‘just jane’ completely overhauled and rebuilt to flying condition, same way as the BBMF do with their one!

tim

Duxford

…typical of Duxford ain’t it! The money they rake in, and the money they spend – it’s annoying!! They’ve been offered a period hangar with a genuine provenance, and they turn it down! What’s the matter with them? Not enough shiny metal, or ‘sorry mate – not futuristic enough’ (Wa****s).

There’s 2 genuine RFC & 1 genuine RNAS airfields left in the UK from the 1stww period that are literally complete, and are just rotting away – what the hell is wrong with this country?

These are ideal for preservation/conservation, and would make fantastic additions to the musem listings such as duxford, chiltern open air museum, etc. They are quite a few 2nd ww airfield museums, etc, but absolutely nought for the 1stww!! :confused:

tim

re; belfast truss hangars

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……..there are no belfast truss hangars in existence anymore at raf aldergrove. However, the former guardroom (now occupied by P & SS Northern Ireland) is one of two still remaining and original 1stww period buildings on the station.
The former 72 sqn hangar (opposite the former guardroom) is of 1stww period, but is not a belfast hangar!

tim

p.s. was stationed at aldergrove 1992 to 1995

next time, try to win her round with a bag o chips & a plat o jellied eels!

tim