Do you know of the existence at Haddenham/Thame of Aircon Ltd?
These folk used to manufacture standard cabins to house the RAF’s (and maybe others?) radio equipment.
A 6 foot cube cabin (all properly insulated – both electrically and against the atmosphere) could house a wide variety of the RAF’s tactical radio eqpt. The ex-members of the RAF Tac Comms Wing (TCW) will, no doubt remember the various TGRI(AT) – Tactical Ground Radio Installation (Air Transportable) – cabins that housed all sorts of Tx and Rx equipments – including the Met Sect!
If anyone (unlikely!) requires any further details then just shout!
HTH
Resmoroh

Martin, Hi,
A few things about Little Rissington that may not appear in the ‘usual’ airfield summaries/histories.
1 It was the location of one of the very earliest Met Office Automatic Weather Stations (I put it in!).
2 At one stage one of the hangars housed a complete airtransportable US Field Hospital. I was told it could either be used in situ, or taken to bits and flown elsewhere.
3 I was told that one of the hangars was used for the filming of the TV series “Blake’s Seven” (shows my age!!).
4 It was, at one stage, the base barracks for some elements of the Royal Irish Rangers. A significant percentage of the accommodation did not defy their attentions.
All the above came to me via the local Property Services Agency bloke and the ‘Key Wallah’ in the Guardroom. Make what you will of them!
HTH
Resmoroh

All this detailed aviation dates/times/decisions is irrelevant.
What is relevant is the question why this ancient, and not very successful, politician needs to take his circus on the road at all.
The answer lies, I think, in a serious character flaw which requires that he still thinks he is important and needs media exposure, and waving at cameras whilst getting out of Ministerial cars.
The question that should really be asked is by Benn himself – “Why has nobody come to my meeting?” If the citizens of Coventry have any sense they will make sure that he asks it. He’s past his Sell-By date. You know it. I know it. He needs to know it!
HT doesn’t H
Resmoroh

No! I regret to say that aircraft enthusiasts should only be allowed to possibly pin-point the precise spot where an a/c may have impacted the ground. They should NOT, under any circumstances, be allowed to take part in the possible excavation unless they have had archaeological training AND are under the direction of qualified supervisors. There is nothing worse than an enthusiastic amateur!
As to there being human remains in a single-crewed a/c that impacted the ground at very high speed then there might be a case – on intellectual grounds – for recovering “the bits” and re-uniting the Pilot with his mates in any Sqn, or National, Cemetery – subject, always, to the wishes of the NoK.
Where the a/c was multi-crewed you must realise that they were all volunteers and my thoughts – on intellectual grounds – are to leave ’em where they lie, undisturbed, with their mates, but to mark the spot in some specific way.
During my archaeological training it became apparent that after the Roman invasion of Britain there were several Iron Age hill-forts that had been ‘done over’ by the Romans. There were Iron Age burials on the site of the battle-field – War Graves. On some occasions it was obvious that The Fallen had been buried (albeit in makeshift graves) but in accordance with their “religious rites” – a small offering for whatever ‘afterlife’ they believed in. This ‘clearing up of the battlefield’ was done by our equivalent of their Warrant Officers (assuming any on the losing side survived!). It also happened at Goose Green in the Falklands!
What I’m trying to say is that if I’d been shot in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, or trodden on an anti-personnel mine on Stanley Airfield, then I think that my wishes would have been “Just leave me here (possibly with any of my mates), and don’t disturb me – not even in the pursuit of technical accuracy”.
It all depends upon which end of the intellectual telescope you are looking though when you make pronouncements on this subject! War Graves are a very difficult subject, and depend on the intellectual mood at the time – and in the future.
How, for example, should the graves of The Fallen in the recent “troubles” in N Ireland be treated. Pause, I would think for some considerable thought! Not an easy subject.
Just one KOS’s thoughts.
HTH
Resmoroh

Nashio,
This is ALL getting far too predictable! There is a definite smell of rat upon the air. Somebody is creaming off some of the monies promised/given. And to what end?
I suspect that the Tin Triangle itself is the least of their worries, or concerns. Who will puts odds on a similar unseemly scrabble for money in 6/12 months? Plemingomania?!!!
Better, now, to turn 558’s ignition key to the ‘Off’ position and throw it over the airfield fence. Seen it all before!
Regretfully
Resmoroh

Peter,
Thankyou for your timely comment on this thread. There are some considerable political machinations going on. Some (even many) people, on this thread, seem to be solely concerned with scoring points off each other without producing Chap/Verse/Line to back-up their opinions – so be it. But there are peripheral opinions that still have some considerable bearing on the overall picture with regard to 558 and its future.
Whether the money collections/pledges are anything to do with the future of 558 I have my doubts! The politics are more important, and some of the contributors to this thread appear to be politically somewhat naïve. There are some aviation buffs who do not want to be constrained by the real (financial) world.
And, Peter, your point could have been made – for those who can read between the lines – without shouting in emboldened script!
HTH
Resmoroh