Finningley

[Finno75]

Its hangar 2 getting the new windows ,HANGAR 3 Already been done,I'm almost sure hangar 2 is now used for the netsjets (bizzy jets) contract they have.

Nice to see the older buildings looking spiffing with new windows etc...

[tamiya monkey]

Hi all just woundered what this building was, i see it everytime i work out there. its between the houses and supprissed its not been knocked down as alot of base is seems to be going.

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&F ... &encType=1

[Stevo]

It looks possibly like a standby set house?

[PNK]

The Finningley pic with legs I posted in the quiz a while back

[derekfrost]

ILS CatIII now fully up and running this week.

[Finno75]

I took this shot yesterday with a Thomson Airways B737-800 on final with the old RAF ATC Tower in full view.

Over the numbers of Runway 20

And finally touching down with one of the C type Hangars in the backround


Cheers

[pug]

Is that the origional wartime tower just adapted with VCR in later years?

[Stevo]

No that a 2548c/55 built to a 1955 design, like at Scampton

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/S/Scampton.htm

I think the war time tower was a fort type like this one http://www.controltowers.co.uk/B/bicester.htm and it was demolished when the airfield was upgraded for the V-force.

Stevo

[pug]

It seemed unlikely to me due to the more modern brick build. It just looked, in shape, similar to that of a typical wartime hangar.

I may have got it from looking at Leconfield and Strubby's as im sure both of them retain their wartime towers with modifications during the 50's.

[REF]

To me it looks like the Vertical Split Type Control Tower (Drg No 2548c/55)