Lichfield / Fradley

[cj530]

great pics of raf lichfield aka fradley my local airfield and one i spend most days on delivering stuff to companies on there that now use the old hangers,stevie your second third and fourth pics i see these buildings every day as i deliver to a company that now rent the hanger near them i was told they were used firing practice for the bomber machine guns thats why they are full of sand do you know if this is right

[PETERTHEEATER]

Yes, they are Shooting-in Butts. There would have been a hardstanding in front linked to the airfield taxiway so that aircraft could be towed into position and jacked up into a firing position. Guns were fired into the butt usually to check the ammunition feed.