RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

RFC · Wiltshire · England · United Kingdom

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings
RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

Officers Mess 1915, initially, the Officers lived down in the Hotels and pubs of Upavon. Which they said they enjoyed. This is a very grand building and very well made.

08 ‎June ‎2016

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

A WW1 photo of the Mess.

Linnell

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Georgivs Rex V or King George V.

26 September 2013

George V half crown.
George V half crown.
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The entrance with a revolving door.

26 September 2013

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

Mess managers office

26 September 2013

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

Interesting how important the mess was in the institution of the British Military, today its a completely different world.

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The lobby.

26 September 2013

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Tea and cake around the fire.

London Evening News

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How it looks in 2018.

21 ‎July ‎2018

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

Certainly I can see the Padre on the front row to the right. A lot of walking sticks, a bit of an RFC thing I think. Rear row a few young officers in Maternity jackets. A few soft RFC caps and maybe some early RAF blue, maybe? Also it was winter with snow on the ground.

Winter 1919?

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Single Officers bungallow.

15 September 2015

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Single Officers accommodation.

London Evening News

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

Sergeants Mess, although I think it may have been the institute as it has a clock tower and Netheravon also has a clock tower.

26 September 2013

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This may is a typical WW1 style of building.

26 September 2013

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

This is interesting, the right hand side, the Post Office is WW1, the left side is WW2 TB (Temporary Brick) construction.

15 September 2018

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The Trenchard Museum and original WW1 HQ building.

20 July 2019

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Trenchard's Office.

20 July 2019

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Trenchard's Office and desk.

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard.
by Walter Stoneman
whole-plate glass negative, 1919


Trenchard had a distinguished service, its better to read his story and no better that the book 'BOOM'

© National Portrait Gallery, London

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings
RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

The anti room or secretaries room.

15 September 2018

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

A model plan of post 1919 with the hangars on the right, two workshops and many huts removed.

15 September 2018

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The RAF clock.

RFC/RAF Upavon, Buildings

That finishes WW1, there are more buildings of WW1 around, but its a working camp and I did not take that many photos.