Battle Headquarters

[andrewayers]

battle hq holmsley south taken approx 79/80 also parts of runway still extant then
regards andrew

[REF]

Lakenheath BHQ

[hornet]

Hi Guys,
latest photos of BHQ,Dated 07/03/09




sorry about odd angles!! had to force camera through any available opening
cheers
Hornet

[hornet]

Hi Guys,
latest photos of BHQ, Dated 07/03/09




how far down the steps go, i have no idea, but the mound its buried in is at least 30ft high.
too many. "Do Not Trespass" signs for my liking.
Cheers
Hornet

[REF]

Steve here is a photo of the one at St Athan, I took this on 21st August 2009

[norwichpaul]

Luton's BHQ 1996

[tigger]

Stretton (HMS Blackcap)

[outkast]

had a nose around a few airfields yesterday,
Kingscliffe


Polebrook


Warboys


all were in reasonable condition but as is usual with these the bottom level was flooded.

Next to the one at Warboys is a low roofed bunker with what looked like and escape hatch at one end, anyone know what this was used for, I have not seen one on an airfield before


Also do not trust the Defence of Britain overlay for google earth to much as we found that the placemark for the BHQ at Polebrook was inaccurate, as was the one for Warboys, we also looked for the BHQ at Little Staughton, either the placemark was again wrong or it has been demolished as we could find no trace of it there.

If anyone is thinking of taking a look around Kingscliffe be very careful for 2 reasons, When we were there we were stopped by the farmer who told us there were people in the hides that are scattered around the site, they are shooting deer with high power rifles, also a bird scarer has been placed in the top level of the tower, it went off when we were outside and nearly deafened us, I would hate to think what it would have done to our eardrums had we been in the building.

I took loads of pics of the airfields we visited and have loaded them in here
http://gs109.photobucket.com/groups/n56/GYZUKMUF4V/

scroll down to bottom of page

Cheers, Dave

[outkast]

Stapleford
Heavily overgrown and flooded



Cupola was the only part accesable


Dave

[mawganmad]

Dale BHQ seen in July 2010, taken on camera phone unfortunately. Notice Milford Haven behind.



http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.71....3&r=0&src=msa