Airfield Location signs.

There was a thread somewhere with road sign photos on, can't find it now!

I did see a red sign for 1982 ish of Greenham so they have been around for some time

Don't forget that all road and directional signs were removed at the start of the war to confuse potential invaders.

My Father worked on the County Council road gang during 1940 until he was injured by an out of control RAF Dispatch Rider.

All of the removed road signs were placed into two heaps ( One wooden & One Metal ) The metal went for recycling along with any metal railings they could remove and all of the wood was consigned to the construction industry for shuttering etc.

Don't know if that was country wide practice ~ His uncle who was in charge of the road gang then began installing all of the new metal signs after 1947.

His relative told me that military establishments had priority for signing over non military until the mid to late 1950's.

A lot of easy money has been made out of what they now call road furniture.

OK I have to ask. Anyone got the dimensions of one of these?

With no intent to deceive I quite fancy making one up to hang on the wall.

The Cornwall at War museum has one of these signs for R.A.F ST. MAWGAN in it, but sadly there was no accompanying information. The owner of the museum is pretty knowledgable with his exhibits and has a large one on the airfield itself so maybe he could shed some light on the age of /years of use of it? And possibly give some dimensions out!

I found a picture of the airman SAC Peter Lobbley with the RAF STATION IBSLEY sign taken in 1951 in 'So Much Sadness, So Much Fun, Ibsley '41-'52' & can just discerne two colour shades like the Biggin Hill sign. Out with the blue paint I think!