During the war, RAF bombs became much larger: 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) quickly became the new large bomb and the vast production of the older 250 and 500 lb (110 and 230 kg) devices was …

Bomb Dump / Store. On airfields in the early stages of the Second World War bomb storage was a simple and economical design. This consisted of open ' Bomb Dumps / Stores ', each …

Class A airfields were World War II (WW2) military installations constructed to specifications laid down by the British Air Ministry Directorate General of Works (AMDGW). Intended for use by …

Oct 11, 2009 · In 1942 the airfield was redeveloped to Class A Bomber by the construction of paved runways and additional bomb storage to AM Drawing 3164/42 was built adjacent to the …

The Norden Bombsight Storage Vaults located at Pratt Army Airfield were built between 1942 and 1943 and provided a secure space to store, maintain, and issue the Norden Bombsights, …

The Lewistown Satellite Airfield was constructed in Lewistown during World War II as one of four training facilities for B-17 Flying Fortress crew members and included a storage site for the top …

Bomb storage and preparation area First planted in 1870, Hawkhill Inclosure, a little to the north of the airfield runways, was used as a bomb storage and preparation site, whilst the service road …

Sep 30, 2019 · Built during 1941-42 as an RAF bomber station, Ridgewell operated as a satellite to RAF Stradishall until May 1943. It had three concrete runways, initially 36 pan …

North of the main airfield at RAF Beaulieu is Hawkhill Inclosure. Hidden in these woods were the bomb storage and the bomb preparation areas. Bombs would be taken from the storage …

During the war, RAF bombs became much larger, 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) quickly became the new large bomb and the vast production of the 250 lb (110 kg) and 500 lb (230 kg) devices was …