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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Thrope Abbotts
1962 Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Photo captioned "Main
runway 1989" Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Photo captioned
"Control tower and Varian building 1989" Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Photo captioned "War
time buildings 1989" These are thought to be the shower rooms
in the 351st area. Photo courtesy of Dan Shay |
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Aerial view of Station 139
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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HQ (Headquarters) |
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RDF workshop just west
of the south end of runway 04/22
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Black and white
checkered trailer was a runway control caravan, probably at the east
end of runway 10/28
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Station Sick Quarters
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Station Sick Quarters
- Ambulances shown in this photo
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Control tower. Also
shows where the station two letter identifier was – on top of the
tower! These were usually in the grass in front of the tower. Also
confirms the ladder going up the east side of the tower.
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Communal Site #1. The
Enlisted Mess is just above the tennis court (didn’t know about
that!) and the Sergeants Mess is at the top of the photo. The
Sergeants Mess has what appears to be a Projection Extension on it,
so I would guess it was used for showing movies. Just speculation at
this point. In the upper left of the photo is the end of the Standby
Generator building. At the lower left is a building identified on
the airfield plans as the “Grocery and Produce Store”. It still
exists and is referred to by the Museum staff as the Red Cross
building. I wonder if that has been confused with the “Red Cross
Aero Club” which shows up in another photo.... Karl Hauffe (Jan
2006)
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Site 2 where the
enlisted personnel from S-2, HQ, Photo Lab, and MPs were quartered
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Figure 8 418th BS
Hardstands with 7 B-17Gs
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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WAAF site #1. My
understanding is this area was used by officers, both flying and
ground...Karl Hauffe (Jan 2007)
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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“Red Cross Aero Club”.
Note the tennis court in the top of the photo in order to locate it
on Communal Site #1
Photo courtesy of Earl Rudolph |
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Chow line and Mess
hall 1943 is actually part of Site 3. Latrine and Ablutions building
are shown in upper part of picture and the short Nissen is
identified as a picket post (there was supposed to be one at each
site) but may have been used for other purposes. The one at Site 4
was used as a Post Office
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