| FALDINGWORTH AIRFIELD
LOCATION: See Flash earth Link below. WW2 COMMAND: Bomber OPENED: 1943 CLOSED: 1972 POST WW2 MILITARY USE: RAF Airfield then RAF nuclear weapons store CURRENT USE: Industry and agriculture MEMORIAL LOCATIONS: At the eastern end of the east / west runway SPECIAL NOTES: There is now no automatic access to the memorial site on the runway. The gate is often locked but a sign on it gives contact and access details LINKS: |
Aerial view of Faldingworth - May 2009 |
Nuclear weapons storage area - May 2009 |
Aerial view of Faldingworth - May 2009 |
T2 hangar base - May 2009 |
Aerial view of Faldingworth - May 2009 |
Aerial view of Faldingworth - May 2009 |
B1 hangar and remains of technical site behind - May 2009 |
Entrance to SSQ - Nov 2007 |
SSQ - Nov 2007 |
SSQ - Nov 2007 |
Surviving signage |
SSQ - Nov 2007 |
SSQ, officers ward - Nov 2007 |
This sign is on the locked entrance gate - Nov 2007 |
Memorial - Nov 2007 |
To the left of the memorial stands this information board - Nov 2007 |
Behind the memorial - Nov 2007 |
Mr C Mitchell-Smith, left, Chris Percy with Richard Flagg behind - Nov 2007 |
Memorial inscription - Nov 2007 |
Gate at All Saints Church, Faldingworth - Nov 2007 |
Gete details - RAF Roundal, Polish Flag and Squadron codes "BH" - Nov 2007 |
The stain glass window - Nov 2007 |
On the Church wall - Nov 2007 |
300 Squadron display cabinet - Nov 2007 |
300 Squadron display cabinet - Nov 2007 |
300 Squadron display cabinet - Nov 2007 |
B1 hangar |
B1 hangar |
Drain cover on the main runway |
Entrance hardstanding of the B1 hangar |
One of the original lights on the service road. |
A surviving peritrack light fitting. |
Northern perimeter track looking East |
Perimeter track as it curves towards the Eastern end of the East West runway |
East West runway looking East towards the memorial, this was runway 26-08. |
Southern perimeter track |
The remains and course of the South East to North West runway, from the Southern perimeter track. This was runway 31-13, from the 31 end. |
Southern perimeter track looking at the memorial at the East main runway |
Main East West (26-08) runway looking West towards the fading sunlight |
South East peritrack. The brown patches are the site of loop dispersals |
Southern peritrack |
The site of a loop dispersal |
Memorial at the Eastern end (26) of the main East / West runway (26-08) |
The inscription on the memorial |
The course of the Southeast / Northwest runway (13-31) looking Northwest |
Southern perimeter track near runway 31 |
Looking towards the location of the Southern T2 hangar |
Looking towards runway 26 and the memorial. The flagpole is the original station one which has been re-erected. |
