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Wymeswold, Leicestershire

Wymeswold
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16 April 1942
1969
Solar Farm / Driver Training / Limited Aviation
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e10793
3 February 2024
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AIRFIELD SITE

AIRFIELD SITE : Aerial Views of RAF Wymeswold Airfield


AIRFIELD SITE : Aircraft Servicing Platform (ASP)


AIRFIELD SITE : Airfield Views


AIRFIELD SITE : Contractors Hut 01​


AIRFIELD SITE : Contractors Hut 02


AIRFIELD SITE : Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) (Runway 08)


AIRFIELD SITE : Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) (Runway 26)


AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 03/21


AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 08/26


AIRFIELD SITE : Taxiways


BUILDING 1 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed​


BUILDING 2 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed​


BUILDING 4 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed​


BUILDING 5 : Guardhouse


BUILDING 9 : Fire Tender House


BUILDING 19 : Parachute Store​


BUILDING 21 : Gas Clothing & Respirator Store


BUILDING 22 : Main Stores & Fabric Store​


BUILDING 24 : Mechanical Transport Sheds, Offices & Yard​


BUILDING 25 : Sub Station​


BUILDING 26 : Produce Compound


BUILDING 27 : Machine Gun Range (25 Yard)​

LOCATED AT : ​52.795357, -1.121569
EDOFBID : ​e10352

BUILDING 28 : Fuel Compound


BUILDING 37 : Bulk Petrol Installation


BUILDING 41 : Maintenance Block​


BUILDING 42 : Towed Target Store​


BUILDING 43 : Petrol Installation (72,000 Gal)​


BUILDING 44 : Maintenance Block​


BUILDING 45 : Armoury


BUILDING 46 : High Level Water Tank​


BUILDING 48 : Picket Post​


BUILDING 50 : Floodlight Trailer & Tractor Shed​


BUILDING 51 : Night Flying Equipment Store​


BUILDING 53 : Control Tower / Watch Office with Meteorological Section​


BUILDING 54 : Fire Tender Shelter


BUILDING 55 : Latrine


BUILDING 56 : Speech Broadcasting Building​


BUILDING 59 : Maintenance & Battery Charging Block​


BUILDING 60 : Servicing Wing Office​


BUILDING 61 : Squadron Office​


BUILDING 63 : Maintenance & Engine Repair Block​


BUILDING 64 : Dinghy Shed & Maintenance​


BUILDING 65 : Photographic Block​


BUILDING 66 : Maintenance Block​


BUILDING 68 : Hangar / B1 Type Aircraft Shed​


BUILDING 90 : Latrine


SICK QUARTERS SITE

BUILDING 1 : Station Sick Quarters


BUILDING 3 : Ambulance Garage & Mortuary


BUILDING 6 : Picket Post​


SICK QUARTERS SITE : Air Raid Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.782141, -1.111574
EDOFBID : ​e34191

SICK QUARTERS SITE : Air Raid Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.782530, -1.112320
EDOFBID : ​e34190

SICK QUARTERS SITE : M & E Plinth


SITE No.11 (DEFENCE SITE)

BUILDING 8 : Battle Headquarters

LOCATED AT : ​52.800174, -1.124315
EDOFBID : ​e25444

SITE No.11 (DEFENCE SITE) : M & E Plinth


SITE No.11 (DEFENCE SITE) : Unknown


RAF COMMUNAL SITE

BUILDING 5 : Sergeants Showers, Ablutions & Latrines​


BUILDING 6 : Dining Room​​


BUILDING 11 : Airmens Ablutions, Showers & Changing Rooms​


BUILDING 13 : Gymnasium


BUILDING 17 : Picket Post


BUILDING 19 : Post Office


WAAF COMMUNAL SITE

BUILDING 8 : Ablutions & Latrines​


WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SITE

WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SITE : W.T Building


MEMORIALS AT WYMESWOLD

MEMORIAL SITE : ABCT Marker Stone


MEMORIAL SITE : Church of St Mary


MEMORIAL SITE : Wellington (DV771) Memorial​


MEMORIAL SITE : Wymeswold Village Sign

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