Construction of the R3 bunker was completed in 1954. From 1984 - 1985 Strike Command's (UKAIR) Interim Alternative War HQ was established in the R3 operations block while a new Strike Command Bunker was being built at High Wycombe, during the construction period the bunker at Bawdsey was given a short new lease of life. The R3 was given a refit and temporary equipment was installed. At this time the central operations room was altered and a new control cabin installed above. When the new bunker at High Wycombe was ready the team pulled out of Bawdsey, their equipment was stripped and the bunker was abandoned.
Following the closure of RAF Bawdsey in 1990 both the main stairway and the emergency exit stairway were capped with 10" of concrete. By this time both the mains electrical supply and the air conditioning plant was considered unsafe.
Visited with Mikeymutt.
Thanks for looking,
Rubex
Following the closure of RAF Bawdsey in 1990 both the main stairway and the emergency exit stairway were capped with 10" of concrete. By this time both the mains electrical supply and the air conditioning plant was considered unsafe.
Visited with Mikeymutt.
Thanks for looking,
Rubex
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