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RAF Predannack was opened in May 1941 as a satellite for RAF Portreath. Accommodation had been a terrible problem during 1941 when the `Polurrian Hotel’ was used as an officers’ mess and most of the personnel were dispersed in billets all over the peninsula. Gradually communal sites were being competed and what was a sea of mud, gradually transpired into a usable airfield. The forward position of Predannack made it a natural place for emergency landings, and it provided a haven for many heavies during 1942. The geographical location of the airfield also resulted in it being used as a jumping-off point for North Africa during November/December 1942. The sheer volume of traffic overwhelmed the normal ferry dispatch unit at Portreath and all the larger airfields in the southwest, however unsuitable, were pressed into service. Thus part of the 60th TCG, their C-47s carrying paratroopers, staged through on November 7, and the majority of the 81st FGs P-39s were refueled at Predannack before the long flight across the Bay and around Spain and Portugal, made at the turn of the year. 1943 and HMS Sheffield was used as a radar picket ship to extend fighter control. This was found to be very successful. The runways were extended during 1943 and this enabled continuous operation by larger aircraft. The Spitfire Wing was ordered to give continuous cover to a convoy assembling near Falmouth on June 4 and were amazed to see the size of it. For the next two days it continued to grow, and at dawn on the 6th eight 1 Squadron aircraft on their way to Brittany found themselves over a never ending stream of ships, the invasion was on.
On June 1 1946 the airfield was reduced to Care & Maintenance parented by Exeter and it seemed certain that it would soon be returned to heathland. It did indeed lie abandoned for several years, but its very isolation was the reason for rekindled interest. Barnes Wallis had been conducting experiments with variable geometry models for Vickers and Thurleigh and by 1951 was ready for more extensive testing, including free flight. Predannack was selected and a launching track built across the airfield alongside 06/24 runway. Trials were due to start in September 1947 but constant delays were experienced with the Wild Goose test vehicles and launching gear and it was not until April 1952 that a flight was made. Control difficulties resulted in the model hitting a building and being wrecked, but tests continued and altogether 31 powered flights were made, at least one by an updated version, the Swallow, before Vickers stopped work on the project.
Four years later, with helicopter training expanding at Culdrose, a relief airfield was needed and Predannack proved ideal. it was taken over by the Fleet Air Arm on December 15 1958 for elementary training of helicopter pilots away from the main airfield at Culdrose. The 06/24 runway was cleared and resurfaced in 1971 to enable fixed-wing aircraft to land and several were flown in for the RN Fire Fighting School which was established on the airfield.
I have tried to show what happened to and on the airfield and not which squadron, came & went. This history was taken from HELSTON HISTORY and they took it from ACTION STATIONS 5: Military Airfields of the South West by Chris Ashworth.
Polurrian Hotel, Mullion, about 1948, Officers Mess 1941.
HMS Sheffield.
D-Day Spitfire.
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The starting point is the main entrance marked with and X. The route takes us clockwise around the perimeter track.
36 x Spectacle dispersals.
10 x Large and small round dispersals.
12 x Fighter pens.
4 x Runways.
3 x T2 hangars.
1 x
Bellman.
6 x Over Blister hangars
6 x Extra Over Blister hangars.
Over 2000 RAF & WAAF personnel.
A Barnes Wallis test site.
2 x Aviation petrol installations.
1 x
Modern hangar.
1 x
Rifle range and more. A lot more
1 x Operations block.
The site plan lists 344 numbered items.
Nissen hut probably type 4781/42.
TCB temporary concrete block construction.
There were many T timber huts.
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1 - Guard House - T.C.B - 4573/44.
The entrance road off the A3083, the first building you see on the left is the Guard House in temporary concrete block construction, now used as a shop. On the right is the gymnasium and another small temporary brick hut further on.
T.B. -Temporary brick.
P.B. - Permanent brick.
P.C. - Permanent concrete.
St. - Steel.
T.C.B. - Temporary concrete block.
T.B.B. -
Temporary brick block.
Plan.
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2 - Gymnasium and Chapels - T.C.B - 16428/40 + 15424/41.
Plan.
Vent on the roof.
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2 - Gymnasium and Chapels - T.C.B - 16428/40 + 15424/41.
This side are th toilets and changing rooms for Officers and other ranks.
Plan.
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4 - Post Office - T.C.B.
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Main entrance today and park here. The gate maybe open but is locked most of the time, so do not be tempted to drive around. It is still an active airfield.
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Memorial.
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The road in takes you passed many hut bases.
History:
Opened in May 1941 as a fighter station for 10Grp Fighter Command. 12 fighter pens were constructed and a Bellman hangar built. When the first units started to arrive, there was not enough accommodation so they used hotels and private houses. The airfield was a sea of mud with all the construction. It was built on a natural bog, no wonder.
Fighter Command.
Plan.
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37 - Sup Station - T.C.B. - 13241/41.
Electrical Sub Station in temporary concrete & brick construction and has two open rooms behind the blast wall, an another accessible via two side doors.
Standby generator sets.
Plan.
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62 - M.T. & Equipment Stores - T.C.B. - 4573/44.
Behind where the radar sits was the Fuel Compound for coal & Coke to stoke the fires in all the buildings on the airfield site.
63 - Fuel Compound - Wire - 90ftx54ft - 9108/41.
Plan of a 9108/41.
Wired compound. It needed to be secure as pilfering of coal was rife, due to the small amount allocated to every hut.
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62 - M.T. & Equipment Stores - T.C.B. - 4573/44.
MT petrol pump.
61 - M.T. Petrol Installation - 1000gal - 4728/42.
54 - Latrines-WAAF (Off's & OR's) - 9026/41.
52 - Bulk Oil Compound - Wire - 18ftx18ft - 9108/41.
A.R.S. Air Raid Shelter.
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57 - Lubrication and Inflammable Store - T.C.B - 2/500gal - 14438/40.
Re fueling, oiling and arming. RAF North Weald.
Plan.
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40 - Picket Post - 'B' - 1580/42.
41 - Office Ablutions & Latrines - RAF- 9223/42.
42 -
Office Ablutions & Latrines - WAAF- 9223/42.
43 - Operations Block - Coastal type.
G.P - Gun Posts.
Operations Block complete with several huts just off the airfield now used by the farmer as a cattle shed.
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The entrance in and notice the farm wall is made of hut remains.
Operations Block is the place that all flying was planned and crew could be briefed. A tele type message would come from Group HQ to attack a certain target. Then the planners in the Ops Block would get out plans, maps, air photos and see what was needed. Then the bombs, fuel, aircraft would be ordered and crews needed calling. Usually at an unearthly hour. The crew would be briefed as a team, and then split up into pilots, bomb aimers, navigators, air gunners. Thy would go to their separate rooms and then would be briefed on their individual role. Bombs, rockets, mines or
depth charges ordered to be delivered to the bomb store. Fuel would be ordered from the fueling points. Tankers driving around to the aircraft drawn up and ready and fuel. (Distance, bomb load and weather would be reflected on how much fuel was loaded). Ground crew would be all over the planes checking, repairing, readying the planes. Bombs, mines, etc. would be collected from the bomb store, fuzed and delivered to the planes. Crew would go for a fried Bacon breakfast. Then drive out in pickups (utilities/tillys), buses, lorries and anything else to arrive at their planes. Engines started and the planes would move out to form up on the perimeter track, then to the runway in use. Take off at H hour.
Tele printer.
Operations Coastal Command.
Operations Coastal Command.
Fuel Bowsers re fueling.
Bombs train delivering bombs and driven by a WAAF.
Crew briefing.
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The dry stone wall of ex RAF huts..
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40 - Picket Post - 'B' - 1580/42.
The picket post would have guarded the admin site and everybody entering and exiting would have had to have their passes checked here. There would be an office, a room for holding a prisoner, an office area and a small store. 1580/42 was the most used Picket Post on RAF airfields.
Plan of a picket post.
RAF Pass.
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40 - Picket Post - 'B' - 1580/42. Inside.
Plan of a picket post.
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40 - Picket Post - 'B' - 1580/42.
Plan of a picket post.
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As of 2001, the Romney hut has now been removed. The WAAF latrine 42 has been removed and the upper (red) building was removed much earlier.
Typhoon.
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A large Romney hut on the right and the operations block on the left.
Crew briefing inside a Romney hut.
Plan.
Romney hut details.
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The Administrative Site, Romney Hut
Crew briefing.
Typhoon.
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43 Operations Block Coastal.
Coastal Command.
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Ops. Block
The side view showing the air conditioning roof vent.
Plan of a 228/43 block.
Crew briefing.
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Ops. Block heating chimney.
many electrical ducting tile covers.
Heating plant.
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Ops. Block
The other side of the building. The green door we think was a latrine block.
Small latrine block.
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Ops. Block
This building is to the right of the latrines.
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A plan of an ops. block 4891/42 for bomber stations, it gives an idea of what the rooms were used for.
Paul Francis.
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Ops. Block
Inside the main operations room looking into the room and the protected roof with steel beams.
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Ops. Block
Inside the main operations room the right side of th room.
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Ops. Block
Looking back at the entrance.
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S.W.T. Static Water Tank
Behind the control tower is a S.W.T.
Plan.
Water bore hole.
Water bore hole.
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Aircraft dispersal fighter type.
Frying pan dispersal.
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Control Tower from one of the Fighter Pens
The original control tower has been replaced with a tower and fire service combined.
Fighter pens: There are three behind the control tower and note the tie downs set into the parking surface.
Drain.
Plan.
Fighter pen 11070/41 plan.
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68 - Fire Office - 14450/40.
69 - Latrines OR's - 3 Laing Hut - 2026/41.
70to73 - Quarters OR's - T - 13903/40.
74 - Latrines OR's - T.C.B. -
3 Laing Hut - 9026/41.
75 - Pump House & Bore Hole.
78 - Latrines - T.C.B. - 14449/40.
80 - Flight Offices & Crew Room - T.C.B. - 6526/40.
84+85+86 -
Aircraft Pens - Local - Blenheim - 11070/40.
88 - Flying Control - T.C.B. - 12779/41. (Control Tower).
89 - Latrines RAF & WAAF - T.C.B.
90 - Store - T.C.B.
91 - Signal Area (Square)
- Local.
Fighter pens: There are three behind the control tower and note the tie downs set into the parking surface. Made to a local design but from plan number 11070/40.
In 1943 the runways were extended to allow larger/heavier aircraft to use the airfield. Most already built airfields had their runways lengthened for the build up to D-Day.
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Airfield construction.
Plan.
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The new Control Tower built behind the perimeter track east of the original tower which was a 12779/41.
12779/41 original control tower.
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Control Tower today.
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Control Tower with the fire station set into the front.
The dark area is the signal square and behind you can just see the words PREDANNACK in the grass.
Royal Air Force Crash Rescue Carmichael MFV dual role vehicle.
The signal square with Predannack slept in chalk.
Layout of a signal square.
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Runway E/W
Most airfields are sat on the top of a small hill and here is no exception, as you can only see about a third of the way.
Plan.
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Runway N/S.
Plan.
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Blister Hangar base
Over Blister hangar fittings, there were 12 built on the airfield. We found two with some of the fittings like this still in place and about 10 on the map marked in yellow.
They were 90ft x 60ft.
Over Blister hangar.
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Blister Hangar base.
This is the base of a Blister hangar, held down by large steel spikes.
Steel pins.
Large steel pin heads in the concrete.
Fitting.
Blister hangar with curtain doors.
Blister hangar elevation.
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Perimeter track 50yds.
Perimeter track leading off to the right and a Blister hangar foundations on the left.
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In the distance is ZD581 Harrier of Ft. Lt. J Parker RAF.
A poor old Harrier FA2 of Ft. Lt. Parker sitting forlorn in a dispersal and not maintained by AEM Andy Ryder any more.
History of an FA2: Lessons learned from the aircraft's performance in the Falklands lead to the requirement for an upgrade of the fleet, incorporating; Increased air-to-air weapons load, look-down radar, Increased range and improved cockpit displays. In 1990 the Navy ordered 18 new-build FA2s at around £12 million apiece.
RAF Harrier Story.
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ZD581 Harrier of Ft. Lt. J Parker RAF.
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ZD581 Harrier of Ft. Lt. J Parker RAF
A poor old Harrier FA2 of Ft. Lt. Parker sitting forlorn in a dispersal and not maintained by AEM Andy Ryder any more.
History of an FA2: Lessons learned from the aircraft's performance in the Falklands lead to the requirement for an upgrade of the fleet, incorporating; Increased air-to-air weapons load,
Look-down radar, Increased range and improved cockpit displays. In 1990 the Navy ordered 18 new-build FA2s at around £12 million apiece.
RAF Harrier Story.
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ZD581 Harrier of Ft. Lt. J Parker RAF.
AEM Air Engineering Mechanic Andy Ryder.
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Wessex Galore.
HAS Mk.1.
There are many Wessex's here and this is just a few. One a search and rescue, anti submarine and an assault version.
This area is now used by the RN Fire Fighting School as a training area.
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Wessex Galore.
HAS Mk.1.
Engine instillation.
A rotor head.
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Dispersals.
XP137 West land Wessex HAS.3, antisubmarine version with 1550shp Gazelle NGa.18 turbine was an upgraded anti-submarine variant for the Royal Navy.
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XP137 Westland Wessex HAS.3.
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XP137 Westland Wessex HAS.3. This is where the Sonar is winched down into the sea.
Sonar.
Dunking its Sonar.
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Hunter and Harrier.
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Westland Wessex HU5 WA189.
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Westland Wessex HU5WA189.
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Hawker Hunter 832 GA.11 XE668.
Better days.
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Sitting snugly in this WW2 fighter pen is a BAe Harrier GR3 XV753.
The Harrier GR3 was a development of the Harrier GR1, being fitted with improved attack sensors, electronic countermeasures and a more powerful engine over the GR1.
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Dispersals (Fighter Pen) with Harrier.
Some views of XV753 Harrier GR3 ex. of the Royal Naval School of Flight Deck Operations
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Fighter dispersals pen Fighter dispersal pen one of twelve that were here.
Fighter pen with a Typhoon being re armed.
Plan.
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Canberra WT308 was built against a 1951 contract as a B(I). 6 and was the second airframe of only 19 Canberra's of this type - although one other, XG554, was added to the contract in 1954. The B(I). 6 was an interim mark of Canberra produced as an Interdictor whilst the RAF awaited its B(I).
WT308 at RAE Farnborough.
The Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE).
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Steam Age
Canberra WT308.
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Canberra WT308 cockpit.
What it should look like.
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RN Fire Service Training Area
Dummy aircraft that can be set on fire time after time to train fire crews how to combat aircraft fires. If you look carefully at the deigns, they are multi role. Some have prop engines one side and jet on the other, another is a Harrier or a jet liner, another a helicopter.
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Steam Age.
No not the original control tower but an old tin mine winding house.
Height of the Cornish tin mining industry.
Newcomen's steam engine 1712.
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239 - Machine Gun Range - B - 4 Points - 147/41.
Mg range 25yd147/41.
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239 - Machine Gun Range - B - 4 Points - 147/41.
239 - Machine gun range- B - 4 Points - 147/41.
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Another Blister Hangar base.
Blister hangars were a very cheap option to hangar or repair smaller training and fighter aircraft.
A Blister hangar showing canvas doors. They used a sort of curtain rings to slide across.
pins to hold the Blister hangar to the ground.
plan of the pins holding the Blister hangar down.
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Barnes Wallis's Wild Goose/Swallow
This is where Barnes Wallis tested his concept of swing wing technology. A special loading ramp was made from concrete and a launch rails of over 1km in length were laid out.
Plan.
Swallow.
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Barnes Wallis's Wild Goose/Swallow
A special transporter would back into the wheel wells up to the ramp and the plane off loaded strait onto rails bolted to the concrete launch ramp.
Transporter. (BAe).
Swallow research plane.
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Barnes Wallis's Wild Goose/Swallow
Three more views of the launch area.
History: 1947 and trials were about to start but with the usual delays, it was not until April 1952 that the first flight took place. Controls were a problem and it went out of control and hit a building. They made 31 more flights and then as with all good things in British aviation, some one pulled the plug and the project was abandoned in October 1954.
Barnes Wallis.
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Another Runway.
Avro Anson.
Plan.
Beaufighters attacking shipping, south of Brittany.
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Frying Pan Dispersal.
There were two large frying pan dispersals, 7 x single engined fighter pens & 11 twin engined pens. 37 Scissor dispersals, nine small fighter dispersal pans, 6 x over Blister and 6 x Extra over Blister hangars.
Frying pan dispersal.
Plan.
Scissor dispersals.
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Hangar Base (277) T2 23bay There were four hangar bases, this one still has the rails for the door runners and the filled in foundations of the steel supports for the walls. They are about 10ft centers and was a T2 hangar. There are four hangar bases
14bay Bellman (123), looks like a T2 but is smaller..
23bay T2 (163).
23bay T2 (277).
23bay T2 under construction in 1944 (344).
T2 hangar.
Bellman hangar.
Bellman hangar.
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Hangar Base (277) T2 23bay There were four hangar bases, this one still has the rails for the door runners and the filled in foundations of the steel supports for the walls. They are about 10ft centers and was a T2 hangar. There are four hangar bases
14bay Bellman (123).
23bay T2 (163).
23bay T2 (277).
23bay T2 not constructed? (344) .
Under construction.
The doors.
Liberator coming inside.
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Drainage and landing/perimeter track lighting.
Drainage cover.
Landing lights.
Landing aids.
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Drain cover along the runway Patent No. 24761/39.
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Bulk Petrol Installation (Aviation)
This is a bulk fuel storage for 60,000 gal of petrol 286 - Aviation Petrol Instillation 60,000 gal. 13022/42.
The building in the middle is the pump house and the grey areas are hard stands for: top the delivery tanker, the bottom two for aircraft bowsers to collect. They are usually areas of concrete because petrol effects tarmac and also dead level so that tanks can be dipped to check quantities.
Pump house plan.
Plan.
Valve outlets.
Pump house.
POL delivery tanker..
Fuel bowser filling up a bomber.
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Wild life returning.
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Looking back at where a hangar once stood.
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Runway
A runway where, X used to mark the spot.
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Modern Hangar
This hangar is a modern one and built on the site of the :
18 Radar workshop.
19 Carpenters shop.
20 Stores.
21 Latrines - RAF.
22 Latrines - WAAF.
23 Engine repair shop.
24 Blacksmiths & machine shop.
25 Hunt trainer.
26 Intelligence block.
& an air raid shelter.
Stanton air-raid shelter.
Plan of the area.
Today.
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New hangar.
626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.
626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron.
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Back the Main Entrance
History: 1958 and the Fleet Air Arm took over Predannack for helicopter training, Barnes Wallis' launch track was removed from where it obstructed the runways and they were re-surfaced. It was taken over by RNAS Culdrose as a satellite.
By the entrance road is 32 Education Hut - Czech T (Officers Quarters) 13903/40. A timber hut originally Off. Quarters and adapted as an education hut for Czech pilots & crew.
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Guard Room (1)
Now sells cider.
1 Guard Room T.C.B 4573/44.
T.C.B. = Temporary Concrete.
Plan.
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Standby Set House (406) Just along from the main entrance is a small dispersed camp Site No.3 Communal & Site No.2.
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Picket Post WAAF (401)
Picket Post of the WAAF sites 2&3 was the at the entrance, all personnel would have to inform the guard when entering and leaving the site.
Picket Post 14436/40.
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Two more Temporary Brick Huts
Above : we have the square Standby Set House, the square of water the original Emergency water supply. Then the two pictures in the main photo are, Right (403) Air Ministry War Department [AMWD] store and Left (407) ACU ?]
Plan.
Showers and ablutions.
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Cinema & Dance Hall (408)
RNAS Crail ticket office.
RNAS Crails theatre.
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Cinema & Dance Hall (408)
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Quarters (413) And last but not least another large temporary brick hut 16493/41.
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