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1930s
(© via Alan Strickland)
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Mystery Civil control tower . . .
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Airfield?:
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photo of a superb art deco style 1930s aerodrome terminal building / watch
office but unfortunately no date or location, any ideas?! The only caption
on the photo was 'gate, Gries'
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Tower Type:
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Art
deco style aerodrome terminal building / watch office
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Features:
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None
apart from the building itself
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Possibilities:
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1940s
(© via Russell Abbey)
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Mystery RAF control tower . . .
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Airfield?:
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superb wartime photo but unfortunately no date or location only USAAF
aircraft, any ideas?!
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for All
Commands 15371/41 (small front windows) with rooftop Visual Control Room
- only around 16 of these towers were built
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Features:
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Shows
several unique features - large VCR and rooftop structure, thicker type
front balcony having strengtheners with metal end plates, reinforcements
to the rooftop handrail bases - in the background can be seen a B-17 Flying
Fortress, P-51
Mustang AND
several B-24 Liberators...
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Possibilities:
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1950s
(© via Terry Kearney)
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3.
Mystery RAF control tower . . .
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Airfield?:
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superb post-war photo but unfortunately no date or location, any ideas?!
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for All
Commands 343/43 with rooftop Visual Control Room - approximately 25 of
these towers were built
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Features:
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Shows
several unique features - large VCR, handrails do not go the full length
of the balcony, double height handrails above stairs (with structure and
what looks like an old style movie camera), door on front left side would
normally only be a window, late build strengtheners under balcony with
metal end plates, no buildings visible near to the tower, hangar? in the
far distance, airfield background shows no distinguishing features, hills,
woods, etc
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Other:
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Photo
indicates an airfield that was used for postwar flying
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Possibilities:
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Carnaby,
Chedburgh, Church Lawford, Down Ampney, Fairford, Stanton Harcourt, Sumburgh,
Whitchurch . . . believed to be the ex-BOAC
Whitchurch control tower, once home of the = = = = Flying Club, can anyone
confirm this?
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Unknown
RAF airfields . . .
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RAF
airfields + control towers = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman
2006
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