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| 13022/43 13023/43. 72,000 gal aviation fuel store. |
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| Aviation Fuel Store - pump house |
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| Fuel compound showing bowser heads and tank vents |
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| Inside one of the Nissen Huts on the Officers Site |
Simple to construct, and lined with fibre board panels, Nissen
& Romney Huts were the main form of housing for all ranks. Sparse, and un-insulated, they relied on a pot - bellied
stove to provide heat in the winter, and were known to be like hot - houses in the summer months.
They served as sleeping quarters, and cook - houses; and the larger ones,
known as Romney Huts,served as Cinemas, Canteens, and dining halls, MT ( Motor Transport ) sheds The smaller span Nissen
and other types were used for practically every other use conceivable.
| Stand by Set hut (Romney) 2445/43 |
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| for the standby electricity generator |
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| Former Camp Cinema |
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| Aircraft machine gun test fire butts |
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| Aerial view of the bomb dump showing the man made lake |
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| Brick walling inside the Bomb dump at Brickles Wood, |
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| view down the remaining eastern side perimeter track |
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| Perimeter Track south East of the Control Tower |
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| View across the Airfield from the southern side perimetertrack |
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| B-26 Bombers on Matching sometime after D-Day,(©Dane Donato) |
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| The same view today |
USAAF Matching-Personal stories.
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