Bibury RLG

All the dispersed sites were on the left now in woodland, in fact one wood is named after the cinema? which was actually the WAAF site.

There were :
4 - double Blister hangars.
1 - Single Blister hangar.
1 - T1 Hangar.

1 T1 & 2 Blister remain.

The first building you see on the airfield itself is a picket post. The track leads onto the airfield.
230 - Picket Post - TB - 34544/41.


History : Bibury was selected as a landing ground in April 1939. This was for 3 Service Flying Training School. By 1940 3 SFTS moved in and night flying was carried out. In the daytime 2 SFTS still used Bibury as a RLG for aircraft from

The first building you see on the airfield itself is this picket post. The track leads onto the airfield.
230 Picket Post - TB - 158?/42.

History : change again in August 1940 when A Flight 87 Sqn RAF arrived from RAF Exeter with Hurricane's. They were replaced by the middle of August with 92 Sqn Spitfires. This moving of fighter units in and out continued for some time.

A lovely little building in the sunlight.
230 Picket Post - TB - 158?/42.

Inside and the concrete sink supports still there on the floor.
230 Picket Post - TB - 158?/42.

230 Picket Post - TB - 158?/42.

230 Picket Post - TB - 158?/42.

B.A.T. Site.
Beam Approach Training flight.
To train aircrew how to land safely in poor weather using a standard radio beam approach system. Pilots followed two audio signals (dots and dashes) to "ride the beam" along the runway centre line. Primarily twin-engined Airspeed Oxford trainers, often painted with distinctive yellow triangles on the fuselage to warn other aircraft to keep clear while the student flew under a hooded cockpit.
No.1539 B.A.T. Flight.

131 - Flight Office, Rest & Locker Room - S (Special)? - 2/3.
132 - Drying Room - TB - 9272/42.
133 - Ground Staff, Stores, Servicing Sqn Office -S - 9977/42.
134 - Technical Latrine RAF - TB - 9026/41.
135 - Ground Staff, Stores, Servicing Sqn Office -S - ??????/42
230 Picket Post - TB - 158?/42.

TB - Temporary Brick.
S - Seco.

From https://masterbombercraig.wordpress.com/raf-volunteer-reserve-40-41/raf-volunteer-reserve-1940/ showing how the Beam Approach worked.

Second entrance to B.A.T. Site now covered in trees.

The opposite side of the road from the T1 hangar.

In the woods to the right, is the MT section.

Technical Site.
1 - Station HQ Offices - L - 3438/41.
2 - Guard & Fire Party House - L 3435/41.
8 - Officers, Sergeants & Airmen's Ablutions - TB - 1033/41:1683/41.
11 - Fuel Compound.
15 - Armoury - TB - 10080/42&3439/41
17 - Technical Latrine - TB - 3454/41.
19 - Petrol Instillation (MT) 1,000Gal - 489/41.
20 - Bulk Oil Compound (2No. 500gal tanks) - 2634/41.
21 - MT Stnding.
25 - Crew Lecture Room - L - 3455/41.
25a - AMDW Store Room.
26 - Service Sqn Office - L -10080/42.
37 - Officers Latrines - TB.
41 - Works Service Hut - N - 7393/41.
42 - Speech Broadcasting Building - PB - 10786/41.
101 - Gas Clothing & Respirator Store - TB - 12409/41.
102 - Technical Latrine - TB - 9026/41.
105 - MT Shed 3No. Bays - TB - 12775/41.
106 - MT Offices - S.
111 Parachute Stores - TB - 10825/41.
112m - Link Trainer 2No. - TB - 4188/42.
113 - Gas Chamber - TB - 12411/41.
118 - Flight Office - S.
4 x Blast Shelers.
3 x Stanton type Air-Rad Shelters.
1 x EWT 20,000gal.

AMWD - Air Ministry Works Department.
EWT - Emergency Water Tank.
L - Laing.
PB - Permanent Brick.
N - Nissen.

Left:
2 - Guard & Fire Party House - L 3435/41.
111 - Parachute Stores - TB - 10825/41.
Right:
1 - Station HQ Offices - L - 3438/41.
MT shed in the distance.

105 - MT Shed 3No. Bays - TB - 12775/41.
One bay has a servicing inspection pit.

History : November 1943 Bibury was made a full satellite airfield. By November 1944 all flying ceased and the station was taken over by 7 MU who used it until 1945 and then it was closed.

105 - MT Shed 3No. Bays - TB - 12775/41.
Servicing inspection pit.

105 - MT Shed 3No. Bays - TB - 12775/41.
I have walked all the woodland here and found nothing, there were many buildings about 40 from lecture rooms, station HQ, main store, parachute store, etc.

They don't grow Cannabis up here only Nettles.

Instructional Site.
3to6 - Defence Unit Barrack hut for 22men & NCO's - L - 3453/41.
7 - Officers, Sergeants & Airmen's Ablutions - TB - 1033/41:1683/41.
9&10 - Airmen's Latrines& Drying Roo, - TB - 1033/41:1683/41.
27 - Defence Unit Officers Quarters - L - 3455/41.
28 - Latrines - TB - 3455/41.
140 - Intelligence Library - S - 3915/42.
141 - Recognition & Gun Assessment Rook - S - 3915/42.
142 - Photographic Block - S - 4781/42.
143 - Hunt Recognition Range - 661/42.
146 - Armament Lecture Room - S - 9377/42.
147 - Armament Instruction Office - By13.
148 - AM Bombing Teacher 1No. - PB - 6301/42.
150 - Senior Navigation Instructors Office - S - 9977/42.
153 - Instrument Store - Navigation - S - By13.
154 - PR Instructor RT Trainer & Morse Lecture Rm. - TB - 9979/42.
155 - Technical Latrine - TB - 9026-42.

2 x Air-Raid Shelters.
1 - Sceptic Tank.

Possibly 6 or 7.
3to6 - Defence Unit Barrack hut for 22men & NCO's - L - 3453/41.
7 - Officers, Sergeants & Airmen's Ablutions - TB - 1033/41:1683/41.
The steel roof trusses were still there.

Asbestos roof sheets.

Roof vents.

148 - AM Bombing Teacher 1No. - PB - 6301/42.
This is how an AM Bombing Teacher 1No. - PB - 6301/42 looked. This one looks as though it was used by Americans.

WAAF Site.
230 - Picket Post (Type B) - TB - 1580/42.
352 - Sgts & Airwomen's Decontamination - TB - 9278/42.
353 - Sgts & Airwomen's Abl & Lats .
354ato355d - Women's Barracks - S.
356 - Fuel Compound 72'x54' - 9108/41.
350 - Officers Mess & Quarters for 3 - H.

H - Handcraft.

Entrance into the WAAF Site.
230 - Picket Post (Type B) - TB - 1580/42 to the right of the track in.