i dont think the photo above was taken at goxhill the spitfire is in the codes of the 84thFS 78th FG (WZ) i notice that there are 3 blister hangers in the background goxhill had 4 all together and there was roads (horsegate field road to west) (ruard lane to north) (chapelfield road east) with hedges spliting the dispersals only 1 blister on the main airfield site. don’t know if photo was taken at duxford or not.

thanks

airfield plan showing i blister hanger on west side of main airfield site

My photos were indeed of Goxhill in N Lincs, a Type 518/40 tower, the largest type constructed during the war. The field was used as a training base for, amongst others, the 78th FG during WWII.

By 2002 the structure was seriously unsafe and the new owners of the airfield sold the building. It was the subject of a very detailed measured survey and was subsequently carefully dismantled, brick by brick,over a period of several months and will shortly be re-erected in the USA, complete with many salvaged original items such as wc stalls, electrical boxes, coat hooks etc. Drawings for the re-erection were made from the survey drawings of the building coupled with original drawings supplied by the RAF Museum.

hi i would’nt say that the control tower at former usaaf base F-345 goxhill was taken down carefully. i had taken some pics of the tower (as i only live round the corner) been demolished and was given several stories by the workmen there.
i have been looking into the history of the airfield for a few years now and have got quite abit including a video from when the 496th FTG was there.
the workmen used a teleporter tractor to demolish it i maybe wrong and apologise if i am.
the pictures were taken through out 2003/4 and i have pics from 05 with still alot of rubble there.
sorry to rabble on

cheers