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West Raynham, Norfolk

​Opened : May 1939
​Closed : 1 June 1994
USAAF Sta No : n/a
Current use : Solar Farm / Industry

​ARG Forum - West Raynham
Facebook - RAF West Raynham
Facebook - West Raynham Control Tower

This page last updated on : 14 June 2017
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Aerial Views of West Raynham Airfield


Airfield Views


Airfield Defences


Air Defence Tactical Theatre / Rapier Dome Trainer


Balloon Filling Hut and Weather Station


BUILDING 10-11 : Officers Mess & Quarters


BUILDING 12 : Officers Garages


BUILDING 13 : Squash Court


BUILDING 14 : Officers Tennis Court


BUILDING 22 : Station Headquarters


BUILDING 23 : Airmens Tennis Court


BUILDING 25 : Sergeants Mess


BUILDING 27 : Single Sergeants Quarters


BUILDING 28 : Ration Store


BUILDING 29 : Barrack Block 'Houghton Block'


BUILDING 30 : Barrack Block 'Holkham Block'


BUILDING 31 : Institute 'Kestrel Club'


BUILDING 34 : Grocery Shop & Store


BUILDING 35 : Barrack Block 'Melton Block'


BUILDING 36 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 37 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 38 : Airmens Garages


BUILDING 39 : Standby Set House


BUILDING 40 : ​Practice Bomb Store & Gas Chamber


BUILDING 42 : Guardhouse


BUILDING 44 : Gas Bottle Store


BUILDING 45 : Ambulance Garage & Mortuary​


BUILDING 46 : Sick Quarters & Decontamination Block for the Wounded


BUILDING 47 : Decontamination Block for the Un-wounded


BUILDING 48 : Fuel Store


BUILDING 49 : Mechanical Transport Sheds, Offices and Yard


BUILDING 53 : 25 Yard Machine Gun Range


BUILDING 57 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes


BUILDING 58 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes


BUILDING 59 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes


BUILDING 60 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes


BUILDING 61 : Mechanical Transport Offices


BUILDING 62 : Mechanical Transport Oil Store


BUILDING 63 : Petrol Tanker Shed


BUILDING 64 : Ready Use Pyrotechnic Store


BUILDING 65 : Parachute Store


BUILDING 66 : Main Workshops


BUILDING 67 : Latrine Block


BUILDING 68 : Air Ministry Works Department Buildings & Water Tower


BUILDING 69 : Central Heating Station


BUILDING 70 : Armoury and Motor Pool Extension


BUILDING 71 : Office & Crew Room for Station Flight


BUILDING 72 : Watch Office


BUILDING 73 : Main Stores


BUILDING 75 : Latrine Block


BUILDING 76 : Lubricant & Inflamable Store


BUILDING 77 : Ready Use Pyrotechnic Store


BUILDING 78 : Petrol Tanker Shed


BUILDING 79 : Petrol Tanker Shed


BUILDING 81 : ​Airmens Married Quarters


BUILDING 82 : ​Warrant Officers Married Quarters


BUILDING 84 : Synthetic Navigation Building


BUILDING 85 : Compressor House for Gun Turret Building


BUILDING 90 : Latrine Block


BUILDING 92 : Bore Hole Pump & Chlorinate Plant House


BUILDING 93 : Decontamination Clothes Washing Building


BUILDING 96 : ​Gun Turret Building


BUILDING 97 : Link Trainer Building


BUILDING 98 : Articulated Trailer Shed


BUILDING 99 : Night Flying Equipment Store


BUILDING 100 : Type 8/84 Barrack Block


BUILDING 101 : Type 8/56 Barrack Block 'Edwards Block'


BUILDING 103 : Type 8/84 Barrack Block


BUILDING 104 : Type 8/84 Barrack Block 'Costain Block'


BUILDING 105 : Dining Room 'Airmens Restaurant'


BUILDING 106 : Heating Station


BUILDING 107 : Field Force Mechanical Transport (F.F.M.T.) Building


BUILDING 112a : Control Tower


BUILDING 112b : Fire Crash & Rescue Building


BUILDING 113 : Uni-Seco Hut


BUILDING 114 : Armoury Nissen Hut


BUILDING 114 : Battle Headquarters


BUILDING 116 : Store


BUILDING 122 : Bomb Store House


BUILDING 123 : Bomb Store House


BUILDING 124 : Pyrotechnic & Incendiary Store


BUILDING 126 : Component Store


BUILDING 127 : Fused & Spare Bomb Area


BUILDING 137 : Ultra Heavy Fusing Point Building


BUILDING 138 : Ultra Heavy Fusing Point Building


BUILDING 139 : Light/Heavy Fusing Point Building


BUILDING 143 : Ready Use Small Bomb Container Store


BUILDING 144 : Ready Use Small Bomb Container Store


BUILDING 145 : Smoke Bomb Store


BUILDING 146 : Fusing Point Building


BUILDING 147 : Fusing Point Building


BUILDING 149 : Picket Post


BUILDING 163 : Airmens Garages


BUILDING 167 : Boiler House


BUILDING 168 : Boiler House


BUILDING 171 : Gymnasium


BUILDING 501 : Church of St Michael & St George 


BUILDING 502 : Crew Briefing Room


BUILDING 507 : Unknown


BUILDING 508 : Dinghy Shed


BUILDING 511 : Barrack Stores


BUILDING 512 : Windsurfing Club


BUILDING 514 : Speech Broadcasting Building


BUILDING 516 : Air Ministry Works Department Fitters Shop


BUILDING 517 : Property Services Agency (PSA) Canteen and Rest Room


BUILDING 533 : ​Carpenters Shop & Wood Store


 BUILDING 534 : Battery Charging Room


Main Entrance


Memorial Site. RAF West Raynham Memorial


Memorial Site. The Raynhams Village Sign


Royal Observer Corps Post


Runways & Taxiways


Signal Square & Ident Letters


Video of West Raynham

A video of West Raynham Control Tower that I took on 30 April 2016
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