RAF Bibury was built in 1939 as a flight training school , it was used for night flying training and during the day it was used as a RLG (relief landing ground) for nearby RAF South Cerney.
the usual aircraft to use this airfield were alternating squadrons of Spitfires and Hurricanes although it was also used by the ubiquitous Harvards and Oxfords.
By 1944 flying had stopped and it was taken over by 7 MU (Maintainance Unit) and the airfield was finally closed in 1945
The picket post
reclad T1 hanger
Concrete roadway leading into on of the nearby woods
Found these vents all in a pile, there was about 4 or 5 of them
I spent a good half an hour wading through this lot trying to find non existant buildings,the damn things came up to my armpits and when the nettles ended the brambles started, ah,the joys of rural exploration!!!
The MT shed (Motor Transport)
reclad blister hanger (at least it hasnt been demolished like the one at Chedworth !)
Air raid shelter for accomanying sheds
Nice little pump house for the refueling equipment
Plinth for pump, note the inlet/outlet pipes by the back wall
the usual aircraft to use this airfield were alternating squadrons of Spitfires and Hurricanes although it was also used by the ubiquitous Harvards and Oxfords.
By 1944 flying had stopped and it was taken over by 7 MU (Maintainance Unit) and the airfield was finally closed in 1945
The picket post
reclad T1 hanger
Concrete roadway leading into on of the nearby woods
Found these vents all in a pile, there was about 4 or 5 of them
I spent a good half an hour wading through this lot trying to find non existant buildings,the damn things came up to my armpits and when the nettles ended the brambles started, ah,the joys of rural exploration!!!
The MT shed (Motor Transport)
reclad blister hanger (at least it hasnt been demolished like the one at Chedworth !)
Air raid shelter for accomanying sheds
Nice little pump house for the refueling equipment
Plinth for pump, note the inlet/outlet pipes by the back wall
