Ternhill

[Smoggieboy]

Thanks for the update. The old store hangers(Stoke Heath) are used by a potato farmer, will try and get some pics of his hangers next time I'm over there. The Army use the domestic site,including the 2 WW2 hangers, we just have the airfield side. The gliders use their own hanger( poss a T2 ?? ) but I am willing to be corrected.
The old hospital was taken over by the young offenders unit.

[Sparky67]

Just found this photo of the hangars and other buildings on the south side of Tern Hill, close to Stoke Heath YOI, taken on 30 Jan 2010.



And what looks like a dispersed site here. Same trip.



Sorry about the DV panel getting in the way !!

[canberra]

Are you sure Tern Hill has a CFIs block? I know Shawbury has one.

Incidentally apart from the ATC gliders when did TernHill last have a fixed wing movement?

[REF]

Yep, Ternhill has a CFI block

[canberra]

I sit corrected.

[Smoggieboy]

Incidentally apart from the ATC gliders when did TernHill last have a fixed wing movement?

bout 4 years ago a PA-28 ? arrived from Syerston on a quick visit, also think someone landed at Ternhill with a problem and only stayed for about 2 hours poss 2-3 years ago.

[ianbache]

bout 4 years ago a PA-28 ? arrived from Syerston on a quick visit

Whilst working on the married quarters about 7 years ago Llanbedrs Meteor WK 800 (Z) made a low overshoot over Tern Hill callsign T-Bird 14

[Shackman]

I can certainly confirm it was the CFIs block - received a severe hat on interview from the last CFI standing to attention in his office whilst watching a Gazelle outside making a hash of an engine off! Incidentally, the 'top' part of the tower is a new build over the old building - the original wooden tower was so rotten it had to be replaced.
The Stoke Heath side of the airfield was an MU during and after the war, with Lancasters being just one of their specialities.

[Molesworth]

Over on the Control Towers website there are a couple of pictures of the tower at Tern Hill. Although credited to me I found them at the back of a drawer in the VCR during a clean out. I think I guessed the date at 1985, it seemed about right.

[Smoggieboy]

One of the signal square, its upside down as was in the tower at the time.


Will get a better one asap.