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16 Jan 2010 12:31 #11
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They were also used as shelter for the ground crew bods as well as housing an office within the hut for 'Chiefy' to keep the maintenance records for the aircraft in his charge.
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14 Oct 2010 16:00 #12
by David Learmount
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The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust is looking for a genuine, original example of a dispersal hut. It doesn't matter too much which design it was, it's more important that it simply did its job in 1940. It doesn't have to be in great condition.
Please get in touch with me if you know about one.
Please get in touch with me if you know about one.
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14 Oct 2010 16:55 #13
by Peter Kirk
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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Just clarify, it must have been used for the stated purpose during the recognised period of the Battle of Britain but not neccesarily in it's original location as long as the building is original?
Tough one to be certain of but I'm sure somrone on here will know of one, if indeed there is one. I suspect a lot of buildings are still in situ from that period but not used as dispersal huts. Aifrield development must have cause a few to be moved/removed.
Be interesting to find out.
Tough one to be certain of but I'm sure somrone on here will know of one, if indeed there is one. I suspect a lot of buildings are still in situ from that period but not used as dispersal huts. Aifrield development must have cause a few to be moved/removed.
Be interesting to find out.
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14 Oct 2010 18:19 #14
by Paul Francis
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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No chance! Most were timber back then on the airfields protecting London. very few BB airfields remain in any state of completeness. Exeter has some dispersal huts but they are 1941. Northolt has the 1941 Nissen dispersal huts. Now if it were fighter pens then yes plenty. Duxford were thinking of building a replica.
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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14 Oct 2010 20:02 #15
by Dave Smith
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The former RAF Penrhos on the Lleyn Peninsula may still have some wooden dispersal huts. A detachment of No 312 Sqn was here in 1940/41 and a photo exists of pilots at readiness outside one of them. The huts were certainly in good condition about 20 years ago.
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15 Oct 2010 10:15 #16
by David Learmount
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Thanks those of you who have answered so quickly. I will pass any information you send to the Trust. Keep it coming!
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15 Oct 2010 12:58 #17
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Per Ardua ad Astra.
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Hi David.
Thank you for this, will keep an eye on progress and report to my fellow trustees.
Robin.
Thank you for this, will keep an eye on progress and report to my fellow trustees.
Robin.
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15 Oct 2010 13:51 #18
by David Thompson
Youth is wasted on the young !
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There is a nice complete wooden hut on the old RAF West Hartlepool site at Greatham where 41 Squadron stayed on detachment from Catterick during the period of the Battle Of Britain . I know its almost at the other end of the country but having previously spoken to the farmer I think there is a very good chance it would be available ? I'm not sure if it is a Type A or B so will have to check what type of roof it has .
Youth is wasted on the young !
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