Cranwell

[JVS]

Does anyone know where the Cranwell Control Tower was before the current one was built in the 1950s. I have a photograph of the current Met Office with, what looks like a VCR on top of it. Was this the Control Tower / Watch Office until the 1950's?

[Stevo]

Cranwell should of had a 1959-60/34 Watch Office with Tower , but with JVS posting that picture above has got me thinking of a building that stands next to the Met Office. Which I'd forgot about. A guy who worked at Cranwell and myself built Cranwell for Flight simulator using pictures he took on site and I'd meant to post this quite a while ago.

Could this building be a Watch Office for Duty Pilot 2072/26? Looking in PF book it looks the same as the Hendon one on page 118 (also on his photobucket site, see below) although with an extra addition. Its located here




photos taken 9th October 2005


Photo by Norwichpaul

Are these rare now? and does it still stand at Cranwell?

[JVS]

I first visited the Cranwell Met Office in 1975 and it's the same building I am sat in now!

[JVS]

The building that is immediately to the west of the current Met Office is now used by the Flying Club. This is how the Met Office looks now:Modern Cranwell Met Office.jpg

[airfields man]

Cranwell museum last sunday.

[airfields man]

[airfields man]

Last one I'm sure is Bill Reid taking the salute. Forgot where it said though

[REF]

From an email received from ARG Member Jim Squires relating to an Article published in the last Airfield Review (AR134) on Fort Towers.

I note that in the article by Paul Francis & Stephen Legg Cranwell is listed as having either a 1959-60/34 or 207/36 Watch Tower but I do not think that this is the case. The Control Tower I am attaching a picture of became operational on 6 Dec 1936 and was replaced by the current Control Tower in 1955.

[REF]

Excellent photos John, wish I could have gone but I was working as always! I've seen the cub around before, there must be a link to Goxhill but I'm not sure what it is.

[WJT]

Its a L-21A. The owner lives in Louth and I believe it is based at Strubby.