Air 20/7584 to 7 AIR 14/3563

EH used to do Laser copies which were in between print and photocopy quality but as OEB says the photocopy at A3 is good enough for research and it now appears to be almost as good as the Laser copy was. Never sure what a Laser Copy was as most photocopiers use lasers!

When I update the list next I will attempt to move the NMR/EH elements to the NMR/EH thread, if it exists.

Having been frustrated in recent visits with lack of Bombing Range material in ORB's and related files I decided to add a bit of airfield work to my visit and another three cracking files of general airfield interest. I suspect some of you already know about these or have already viewed them.

AIR 14/3563 - A collection of small airfield photos dating from 1941-3. Mostly bomber related, either Sqn or OTU but include some early views of airfields before runways or extension. Warboys before runway extensions, Bircotes as a collection of fields with just circular hardstands, Finningley before runways, Wescott under construction and, for some reason, many copies of Cheddington covering different dates.

AIR 20/7584 - A collection of Work Dept plans with many airfield buildings and the odd airfield, Debden (193?), St Athan (1937) - with buildings key. Some depots and radar/AMES sites included. As it is in a bound folder it is difficult to photograph as part is covered by the binding. These are clearly all copies reduced from the larger originals, which may or may not still exist.

AIR 20/7587 - Like above but photographs of buildings, mainly late war or early post war. Also includes some fuel depot photographs and electrical gear and standby generator equipment.

As in the previous files my attempts to photograph them clearly have not succeeded. The photos are all in glossy protective covers and the plans were stiff enough to not lay flat even with those snake weights. I also got reprimanded for trying to hold them flat. Both the AIR 20 files are multiple volumes.

I may get around to cataloguing them but I haven't finished the first lot yet!

It only shows the ARD site and says it was compiled from drawings 3614/37 & 3615/37.

I have hopefully sent you an email too.

Ossington_2008;136469 wrote:

Pleeeeeeeeeeease tell me that a site plan of Ossington is in there!

I'm afraid there wasn't. The building photos were mainly unallocated and those that were seemed to be because they differed or were of a new type. I will set to work completing the contents but this will take a while at my typing speed.

I have now completed the contents of AIR 20/7585 & AIR 20/7586 (Plans of airfields with aerial photos) and this is below. I have also attached the original contents list for AIR 20/7584 (Plans of airfield and other buildings).
I will add the contents of AIR 20/7587 (Building photographs) at a later date as there are 383 photos and no existing index.

Attached files AIR 20-7584 Contents.pdf (1.4 MB)  AIR 20-7585&6.pdf (81.5 KB)