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Filton
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1970's
(© Fred Cubberley)
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Filton
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Airfield Today:
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BAe
Systems airfield
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for Bomber
Stations and OTU's 13726/41 (shown above with extended ground floor and
VCR, below with modern cladding)
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Tower:
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In use
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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2005
(© Paul Francis)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Transport Command
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Opened:
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/1910
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Closed:
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N/A
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Code:
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??
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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2 concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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??
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County:
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Gloucestershire
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Location:
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5 miles NW of Bristol
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OS Ref:
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ST600804
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Links:
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©:
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All
Photographs © copyright as stated
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Flak tower base near Filton 2005 (© John Trehey) |
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1994
(© Steve Bond)
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RAF
Filton airfield
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RAF
Filton control tower - airfield - www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2001
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