Desborough, Northamptonshire

Desborough / Wilbarston
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1 September 1943
1950's
Agriculture
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2 April 2016
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AIRFIELD SITE : Aerial Views of RAF Desborough Airfield

AIRFIELD SITE : Air Raid Shelter 01

AIRFIELD SITE : Air Raid Shelter 02

LOCATED AT : ​52.466402, -0.792648
EDOFBID : e39663

AIRFIELD SITE : Air Raid Shelter 03

AIRFIELD SITE : Airfield Ident Letters

AIRFIELD SITE : M & E Plinth

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 01/19

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 08/26

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 13/31

AIRFIELD SITE : Taxiways

AIRFIELD SITE (COMMUNAL SITE) : Gymnasium & Chancel

AIRFIELD SITE (SICK QUARTERS SITE) : Air Raid Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.460849, -0.814833
EDOFBID : e52030

AIRFIELD SITE (SITE No.1) : Officers Mess

BUILDING 20 : Sub Station

BUILDING 23 : Operations Block and Crew Briefing Room

BUILDING 540b : General Purpose Hut

BUILDING 546 : Bulk Petrol Installation (Aviation)

BUILDING 555 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed

BUILDING 556 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed

BUILDING 558 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed

BUILDING 559 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed

On the RSP for Desborough it lists building 559 as a B1 Hangar, however the building in this location is T2 Hangar. There are often mistakes on RSP's and this may well be the case in this instance. However, there is local rumour that there was originally a B1 on this site which was destroyed and this T2 was brought in and re-built here.  One this is for certain, this is definitely a T2 and not a B1.

BUILDING 570 : Speech Broadcasting Building