RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

3 x L type hangars 5163/39 - 5165/39, the two numbers may be that one had its own heating plant and the other did not. Their dimensions were 167ft x 300ft x 25ft. L Types were produced by the Teesside Bridge and Engineering Co. Ltd. This type were used on the other ASU's and built of steel frames made at the factory and then bolted on site, a steel framework made up each face and then covered in concrete, this was then waterproofed and a layer of earth and turf placed over to add as camouflage. Here the turf was never used. Two sets of sliding doors allowed an opening of 70ft.

Aircraft storage roadways.
Aircraft storage roadways.
Harvard's stored.
Harvard's stored.
Tornados inside an L type hangar.
Tornados inside an L type hangar.

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

Wardens House.
I searched high and low for a picture and I am afraid its the best I have.

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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

Wardens office.
The Wardens would have lived in the house located behind the office, Married Wardens Quarters.

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

Wardens office.
A bit like a guard room.

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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
Inside the Wardens office.

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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
 

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2
RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

Inside an L type at RAF Hullavington.

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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
RAF Hullavington L Type. Showing the door arrangement.
RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

RAF Hullavington L Type.
Showing the heating plant. This is oil fueled but would have been coal originally.

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
RAF storage of Austers and a Rapide, post war? In a Lamella hangar?

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

An L hangar being constructed.

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

You can see here there is a slight concrete wall higher than the roof line. This was to hold back the turf covering that may or may not have been placed over these three L sheds.

RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

The silver coating for waterproofing the roof.

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
Nissen hut probably used as ground crew hut, they could keep tools and ate here.

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RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

Nissen hut.

RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire Site2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2
Air raid shelter small type.

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RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

RAF Wroughton, Site No. 2

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