Airfield Site Plans (RSP), Building Plans, Drawings and Maps

You should find some answers here harringtonmuseum.org.uk/HistoryTempsford.htm

Tommy said:

Buildings #121 & 193 are marked as Radar Workshops - what went on there? What is the significance of the 10 degree markings emanating from them?

As with explosive stores - which have circles drawn around them - , the 'beam' marking drawn from the radar workshop indicates the hazard area when a transmitting radar is on test. It would have been (as now) microwave radiation.

The workshop would have been used for the servicing of equipment which operated on 'radar' frequencies not neccessarily actual detection radars. Since testing was required a test stand would have held the equipment under test and the transmission antenna pointed in the 'safe direction' which, I presume, would have been externally marked or fenced to warn traffic. In modern radar 'shops a section of the building wall is made 'transparent' to the high frequencies whilst still providing protection from the elements. Presumably WW2 buildings had a special section either a glass window or timber? I bow to the superior knowledge of the experts in that respect.

That figures NP; although our allies from across the mighty water referred to it a 'plexiglass'

Just needs to be dielectric.

From the website I entered above it appears that a lot of 'hush-hush' radio and radar work was carried out. This could possibly answer some of the queries.

norwichpaul wrote:

B1 is just an Air Ministry / Ministry of Aircraft Production (MAP) designation for a hangar type used for heavy aircraft maintenance. It was often manned by civilian work partys (not military) who were MAP personnel employed by the aircraft companies. The T2s were the squadron hangars for light aircraft maintenance.

I wonder if this was the hangar were the B-24 Liberators were modified for Carpetbagger Operations? Think like removing the ball turret, placing parachute static lines, plywood flooring, flame dampnening on the turbo chargers, etc.

According to Freeman's "Mighty Eighth War Manual" it would appear the majority of Carpetbagger B-24D and B-24H conversions were done at BAD1 Burtonwood, with a couple at BAD2 Warton.

All the best,
PB