Aircraft Fighter Pens Discussion Thread

[P Bellamy]

MODS NOTE - This is the discussion thread for this associated Audit thread
http://www.airfieldinformationexchan...t-Fighter-Pens

I count 10, possibly 12, of either type 11070/40 or FCW 4513 on wartime air photos of Gatwick.

All the best,
PB

[Richard Drew]

Warmwell also has this type





At least eight at the moment.

http://www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlant...of_england.htm

[Richard Drew]

Tangmere



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I did find a FCW 4513 at the weekend & will update my website as soon as I can.

http://www.atlantikwall.co.uk/atlant...tml/page01.htm

[Richard Drew]

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A plan of a pen at Kenley.

[cptpies]

I've come across a number of pens that have a Type B plan but have the shelter at the front of the earthwork dividing the pen, rather than in the rear wall. Are these a Type B variant or is there a seperate drawing number for them? Perranporth has some good examples.

[norwichpaul]

cptpies check out the posts above or the airfield defence book, the drawing numbers are in there etc. It was often the case that the first austerity design is shown on the site plan, when in fact the second generation austerity pen, the type 'B' was built instead. The record site plans were in this case never ammended. Examples to hand are Andreas and Ibsley. It is a case of by the time, the contractor had actually started construction, so the Air Ministry introduced the latest design and these were built instead. Culmhead was caught in the transition between the old and new whereby the eastern perimeter track has the old austerity version and the western perimeter track has the later version.

[Granite]

On York/Rawcliffe/Clifton airfield there used to be several in excellent order, but as far as I know there is now only one following the expansion of the industrial estate. it can be found at:- 53°59'29.01"N & 1° 5'23.72"W on a tiny stub of perimeter track that leads to the end of the former east/west runway

[Carnaby]

,,, on a tiny stub of perimeter track that leads to the end of the former east/west runway

Location

It can just about be made out from the road here

Graham

[PNK]

How I envy the modern day explorers with all the technology to see what remains. When I walked round the airfield in 1977, on the public roads, I didn't know what was there and didn't see the fighter pens. I had no plans and I didn't know about the RAFM archives then. I'd love to see an aerial from 1977 just to see what I missed!

[Denis]

General view of a FCW4513 pen at Lulsgate Bottom

We cleaned up the last remaining example of this type at Sawbridgeworth last year. All in all it is in quite good condition.