Wyton has been a military airfield since 1916, when it was used for training by the Royal Flying Corps. In 1935 it was upgraded to contemporary standards. During World War II it was used primarily as a bomber base, flying Bristol Blenheim, de Havilland Mosquito and Avro Lancaster aircraft. The base has shrunk over time as they keep moving the fence inwards revealing more and more buildings to ‘splorers.
Provision was made to store nuclear weapons if necessary. I visited the bomb stores on a previous occasion, report here: [ame="http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=13747"]http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=13747[/ame]
After the war Wyton became home to the Strategic Reconnaissance Force, adding English Electric Canberra to the aircraft flown. Vickers Valiants, modified for reconnaissance, moved there in 1955 - So they needed a hefty set of darkrooms to develop their holiday snaps from over Dresden.
This is the exact green that they have used in RAF Upwood just up the road. Notice the curtain batten just above to door to allow for black out blinds
Once upon a time there were reams and reams of this stuff, buit most of it has now been burnt by chavs:
Most novel way of blocking up a double door: Take the doors off and rotate 90 degrees.
Also based at RAF Wyton were the T17 and T17A Canberras of 360 Sqn, the only joint RAF and RN Sqn specialising in ECM training. In the early 90's one of its pilots was Ft Lt Rory Underwood!
Provision was made to store nuclear weapons if necessary. I visited the bomb stores on a previous occasion, report here: [ame="http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=13747"]http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=13747[/ame]
After the war Wyton became home to the Strategic Reconnaissance Force, adding English Electric Canberra to the aircraft flown. Vickers Valiants, modified for reconnaissance, moved there in 1955 - So they needed a hefty set of darkrooms to develop their holiday snaps from over Dresden.
This is the exact green that they have used in RAF Upwood just up the road. Notice the curtain batten just above to door to allow for black out blinds
Once upon a time there were reams and reams of this stuff, buit most of it has now been burnt by chavs:
Most novel way of blocking up a double door: Take the doors off and rotate 90 degrees.
Also based at RAF Wyton were the T17 and T17A Canberras of 360 Sqn, the only joint RAF and RN Sqn specialising in ECM training. In the early 90's one of its pilots was Ft Lt Rory Underwood!
