Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire bomb store

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RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

This is covering the bomb store area and the last piece of the runway.

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

This is the area I am now covering. The bomb store, Machine Gun range and the remains of the main runway.

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Whitley at RAF Linton-on-Ouse being bombed up.

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

91 - M.G. Range.
  92 - Fuzing Point Building - PB - (Ultra Heavy) - 7900/42.
  93 - Pyro Store - N - 12725/41.
  94to95 - Component Stores - 4733/42.
  96 - M&E Plinth - 2034/41.
  97 - Pyro Stores - N - 12725/41.
  98 - Bomb Stores - 3164/42.
  99 - Tail Unit Area (with Bomb Stores).
100 - Bomb Store - 3164/42.
101 - Tail Unit Area (with Bomb Stores).
102 - Incendiary Bomb Store - 4734/42.
103 - Grenade Store - N - 12725/41.
104 - Incendiary Bomb Stores - 4734/42.
105to106 - Incendiary Bomb Stores - 4734/42.
107 - Pyro & Incendiary Store - PB - 18185/40.
108 - Flame Float Store - 15924/40.
109 - Tail Unit Area (with Bomb Stores).
110to111 Bomb Stores.
112 - Tail Unit Area (with Bomb Stores).
113 - Fuzed & Spare Bomb Store - 780/42.
114 - Fuzing Point Building - PB - (Ultra Heavy) - 7900/42.
115 - Fuzing Point Building - N - (Heavy Light) - 4778/42.

PB - Permanent Brick.
N - Nissen.
Plan is about he best I can do, I am working with a very bad copy of DGW 306/45. The bottom six lines are completely missing.

D. g. of w. 306/45

Fuzing Point Building - N - (Heavy Light).

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

111 - Bomb Stores with 112 - Tail Unit Area.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

111 - Bomb Stores 4 x 50 ton storage areas.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

111 - Bomb Stores - 3164/42 showing the Trammelling rings in the wall.

02 January 2010 - Based on RAF Riccall

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

Trammelling ring, where ever I go I look out for these rings. You would think the RAF had them especially made for the job. Well I am not too sure about this. I see many different sizes and shaped ones. This type is much stronger than most.

10 February 2008

This one on another airfield is much thinner.

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

92 - Fuzing Point Building - PB - (Ultra Heavy) - 7900/42.
This fuzing point is a bit confusing, the land owner has removed the roof and extended the walls, placed a pitched roof on the top and now has a very good barn.

10 February 2008

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

92 - Fuzing Point Building - PB - (Ultra Heavy) - 7900/42.
Breather vent still in place. The brick bond looks to be 'English'.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

92 - Fuzing Point Building - PB - (Ultra Heavy) - 7900/42.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

91 - M.G. Range.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

91 - M.G. Range.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

91 - M.G. Range. Fittings for the danger red flag still in place.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

I am unsure of this, I think its to do with the gravel extraction.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

Last part of the runway.

Whitley crew under instruction.

02 January 2010

C M of W officials working on an airfield layout.

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The very last part of a piece of runway.

Sergeant pilot under instruction.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

Unknown but there should be an M&E plinth in this area??

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

The T2 & B1 hangars across the lake. When I said all flying stopped in 1945, well I was very wrong. There seems to be a lot of wildlife enjoying the main runway.

02 January 2010

RAF Stanton Harcourt Bomb Storage Area

02 January 2010