Shawbury

[Blackadder]

Another airfield I can't find a thread for.

Photo taken in January 2007

[ianbache]

Hi all
had a walk around here on the way back from Sleap, just took a few shots whilst it was quiet

Stop Butts for testing aircraft cannon/machine guns,the aircraft had there tails lifted so to into the recess



Pillbox just outside of the fence near to a crash gate



Storage hangers off site



Long range C type

[ianbache]

Found this one hiding under a tree

[Smoggieboy]

Don't ask !
Hanger 2


Hanger 3


Hanger 4


Old flying control


New control

[Denis]

What type of gun were these Turnbull mounts used for Peter?
The example below was salvaged from Hunsdon several years ago. I had thought watercooled Vickers 303.


© Image by Andrew Parkes


As for pillboxes, I still get my type 27's mixed up with type 24's!

[PETERTHEEATER]

That's correct; but could be adapted to other types.

It's all here:

http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.u...mountspage.htm

[norwichpaul]

Anyone live near Shawbury that would be able to photograph for me ASAP please three pillboxes at:

52.801847, -2.675546 - here

52.797994, -2.652082 - here

52.802398, -2.665526 - here

These are wanted urgently to finish an AiX project off. Just Google earth the Lat / long

Thanks,

Paul

[canberra]

I did my AATC course here in 78(late august- early october) and after I did the course I never returned to Shawbury. Unlike a lot of AATCs I didnt go to the annual 5 a side tournament and I didnt do a radar course and I failed the aptitude test for controller training.

What I do remember was that the block we occupied was made of metal(thyeve since been demolished I believe), it worried me when we had a thunderstorm one evening! Also one night we had a heavy frost so they put the heating on next day. In fact a couple of years later it set the record for the coldest temperature recorded in England.

[EGDGZTCW]

I did my AATC course here in 78(late august- early october) and after I did the course I never returned to Shawbury. Unlike a lot of AATCs I didnt go to the annual 5 a side tournament and I didnt do a radar course and I failed the aptitude test for controller training.

Yes, I went through in Nov 78...and like you, have never returned. I wish I had had a better look around while I was there though. Wednesday afternoon's was sports afternoon and we would go off to one of the hangars to play Badminton or kick a football about. The accomodation blocks were on the other side of the road, if memory serves me right and I'm of the same opinion, they've gone now.

[Smoggieboy]

I did TTF in 85 and am back as a civvie now !! The old blocks have been replaced by a floodlight sports pitch !! and a standbye car park. The blocks did contain asbestoes we were led to belive !!