Monument record 0620103000 - WING AIRFIELD: training centre/headquarters

Summary

Visible on aerial photographs from 1948 as a cluster of 8 or more large, winged buildings likely to be the base headquarters or training centre

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  • MILITARY TRAINING SITE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Visible on Aps from 1948 and shown as more extensive than present day with smaller clusters of Nissan huts at the outer edges of the field and paths leading two and from (1, 2). Possibly the training centre for the airbase?

Sources (10)

  • ---SBC18156 Aerial Photograph: 17/07/96. MEF BCM A25/25/18-19. SP\851231. Yes.
  • ---SBC20325 Aerial Photograph: Fairey Surveys Ltd. 1966. FSL 1966 Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 6601.
  • ---SBC20326 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4096. SP 87602170. Yes.
  • ---SBC20327 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4097. SP8730 2230. Yes.
  • ---SBC20330 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4100. SP 8550 2260. Yes.
  • ---SBC20331 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4101. SP 8510 2210. Yes.
  • ---SBC20332 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4102. SP 8430 2315. Yes.
  • <1>SBC19271 Bibliographic reference: Robin J Brooks. 2000. Thames Valley Airfields in the Second World War. pp201-6.
  • <1>SBC20329 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4099. SP 8600 2240. Yes.
  • <2>SBC20328 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph: run 428, frame 4098. SP 8669 2240. Yes.

Location

Grid reference SP 8596 2214 (point)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 2 2018 1:04PM

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