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Westcott, Buckinghamshire

Westcott
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September 1942
April 1946
Industry / Solar Farm
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24 March 2014
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www.westcottvp.com

AIRFIELD SITE : Night Flying Equipment Store


AIRFIELD SITE : Danger Area Warning Signals Sign


AIRFIELD SITE : Ready Use Pyrotechnic Store


AIRFIELD SITE : Rocket Motors Division Sign


AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 07/25


AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 13/31


AIRFIELD SITE : Test Site Drainage


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 01


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 02


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 03


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 04


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 05


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 06


AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown 07


BUILDING 6 : Control Tower / Watch Office for All RAF Commands​


BUILDING 8 : Floodlight Tractor & Trailer Shed


BUILDING 21 : Parachute Store


BUILDING 33 : Mechanical Transport Garages, Yard and Offices


BUILDING 207 : D Test Stand


BUILDING 325 : Unknown


BUILDING 327 : Unknown


BUILDING 424 : Unknown


BUILDING F1 : Remote Rocket Motor Testing​ Cell


BUILDING F2 : Remote Rocket Motor Testing​ Cell


BUILDING H2 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed


BUILDING H5 : Hangar / B1 Type Aircraft Shed


COMMUNAL SITE : Gymnasium


COMMUNAL SITE : Institute


COMMUNAL SITE : Unknown


MEMORIAL SITE : ABCT Marker Stone


MEMORIAL SITE : Wellington and Stirling Mid Air Collision Memorial

On 15 March 1944, Vickers Wellington X (LN660) took off from RAF Westcott at 20:05 on a night cross-country training flight. The aircraft was on finals for landing at RAF Westcott when it collided with a Short Stirling III (EH989) which was based at RAF Tuddenham. The memorial was dedicated in 2013.

MISCELLANEOUS : English Electric Thunderbird Missile


MISCELLANEOUS : Unknown

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