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Black Shuck

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Righty ho. We had finised over at Bodney and decided to board the Flying Frog for a dash up the A 1065 to the Former RAF Base at RAF Sculthorpe an x American Base and one of the Biggest in terms of American Bases in the Uk. It used to house 10,000 Service Personnel! Now a shadow of its former self the site is trashed but still interesting!,.. The Personnel were housed in these Severe looking Barracks Most of the inside of the Barracks were long Corridors with small rooms either side. I love Stairs! Its all Yellow!! Black Shuck takes a well earned rest Biletting Building . After Scully I hada Brainwave! As we were in the area, why dont we check the Dome at West Raynham! Rumours abounded that it was open! We checked out the Incinerator as well, I was in Ecstasy! I love things like this! And finally the Missile Training Dome! This was used to train Missile Operators and would have large Battle Scenes projected onto the Roof inside, this place was awe inspiring! The Acoustics were Breathtaking Thats it for now.
 
Nice - I really like all the M&E stuff - especially the sectional boiler - I have in my time had to take these to pieces - not easy :(
 
......and a few from me :)

It was really cool getting back into R.A.F. West Raynham and gettting into the dome which, we missed on our first visit. We had the added high-light of a little of bit of "cat-and-mouse" with the immigrant (Eastern European) "security" dudes. They eventually caught us and we left.

So, on with the pics:
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11. This one is a little out of focus, but it does give a sense of scale.

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14. This is our "we made it to the dome" shot :)

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16. Our "personal escort" off of the location

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Excuse my ignorance mate! What is M and ?:lol::confused:

It is Mechanical & Electrical, a term that is used to describe all things such as boilers, electrical panels, gauges, ventilation systems etc. Sorry I had my Building Services Engineer's hat on when I made the comment :)
 
nice one both and cool pics,that dome is pretty cool i love the way it echoes,
did you get the immigrant with the bad teeth or the one who cant speak any english.
 
nice one both and cool pics,that dome is pretty cool i love the way it echoes,
did you get the immigrant with the bad teeth or the one who cant speak any english.


Oh right a great checkable work background for security personnel. Beggars belief :confused: The last job I tried for wanted a list of all of my previous work employments plus dates etc etc. I gave up after the 15th entry, it was only for a crappy garage forecourt attendant/cashiers job for crying out loud. Me with letters after my name too lolol :lol:

On another note, super pics guys :)
 
nice one both and cool pics,that dome is pretty cool i love the way it echoes,
did you get the immigrant with the bad teeth or the one who cant speak any english.

Ha! Both I think mate!.They were both skulking about in a beat up old Van!:lol:
 
that dome looks pretty cool. Some good shots there.

Thanks Adam mate. It was one of the strangest places I have ever been in, or had the pleasure to be in! I couldnt say a lot, I was a bit over awed if the truth be told!:) M02W was that taken with it, he decided to lie down in the middle of it and look at the roof from the Floor!
 
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