2020
SJ9926 : WWII Staffordshire: RAF Hixon - Control Tower (1)
taken 4 years ago, near to Hixon, Staffordshire, England
WWII Staffordshire: RAF Hixon - Control Tower (1)
A Watch Office for all Commands (AM No. 12779/41) with medium front windows (AM No.343/43), now restored and in use as offices.
History:
RAF Hixon airfield opened in May 1942 as a satellite to RAF Lichfield for RAF Bomber Command's 30 OTU. They formed here in June 1942 specifically for night bomber training, operating with Vickers Wellington twin engined bombers. After the war the site was used by the RAF for storage, and following its closure in 1957, it then became an industrial estate.
SJ9926 : WWII Staffordshire: RAF Hixon - Control Tower (2)
History:
RAF Hixon airfield opened in May 1942 as a satellite to RAF Lichfield for RAF Bomber Command's 30 OTU. They formed here in June 1942 specifically for night bomber training, operating with Vickers Wellington twin engined bombers. After the war the site was used by the RAF for storage, and following its closure in 1957, it then became an industrial estate.
SJ9926 : WWII Staffordshire: RAF Hixon - Control Tower (2)
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- Grid Square
- SJ9926, 15 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Mike Searle (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 14 September, 2020 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 25 September, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 9968 2652 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.1718N 2:0.3716W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 9964 2652
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
