Relocated Hangars

I don't think anyone has mentioned the WW1 hangar (or half of it) from North Weald that was moved to nearby Moreton village in the 1920s to serve as a traction engine shed for the agricultural contractor Walter Matthews. The other half was used elsewhere in the area, but for the life of me I cannot remember where. The Moreton hangar is shown in the North Weald thread. I am afraid that its days are numbered. The site has been fenced off for some years awaiting development.

And of course the Stansted T2 relocated to North Weald, also metioned in the NW thread. It has the high-tail cutout, and is just visible from the M11 as you pass. It does not have its original cladding. The ex-Willingale T2 is the one right beside, fully visible from, the M11.

RAF Melbourne has seven Blister hangars of two different sizes on a site to the north of the airfield. Any ideas where so many came from????

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Richard
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Answered by smiler16 shortly after your post on the Melbourne thread !
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Have just re-read your post Richard and note 'where from' rather than 'what for' ! The airfield site plan only shows 2 T2's and one B1 . There is an aerial photograph of the airfield in the managers office which might show something ?

The office was closed when I arrived there so I could not see the picture or look at the control tower. But seven Blisters in one spot is the most I have ever seen together. It would be nice to know where they all came from. They were not used as hangars on bomber bases only used as a Free Gunnery trainer as at RAF Tholthorpe

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Some bomb storage sites (none airfield) used Blisters and there is still one at Longleat Park in Wiltshire. That one possibly Peter may be able to add light on what was stored at Longleat.

Richard
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Some bomb storage sites (none airfield) used Blisters and there is still one at Longleat Park in Wiltshire. That one possibly Peter may be able to add light on what was stored at Longleat.

There was a large military encampment at Longleat during WW2 but I have no knowledge of the site being used for any munitions storage.

Look at it in Google Earth 1945 view.

Do German hangars have a place here? If so, Cottbus hangar 6 was dismantled in 2003 or 2004 and transported to the Military Aircraft Museum in Virginia Beach USA, for restauration and reconstruction. They are still working on the project, which is still in the research (of its history and construction) phase. Once completed it will be used to park the Museums fleet of Luftwaffe aircraft.

This structure is reported on Pastscape as a Hurricane Hangar:

www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=151...ve=n&nor=311&recfc=0

Located here:

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Can be seen in Street view. Was there a temporary airfield here? Was it a hangar?

RonaldV: You comment concerning the relocation of hangars in Germany is quite interesting. When the 'Clutch' stations were built for the RAF in the early 1950s it was reported that the main hangars were relocated from former Luftwaffe bases which were not to be redeveloped at that time.

For example, it was said that the main hangar at Bruggen was relocated from Lubeck. Anyone got any evidence of this?

Dont know about Bruggen, but allegedly one of Laarbruchs came from Oldenburg.