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Summary

'H' shaped Flight Office of Nissen hutting construction.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NW/20/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FLIGHT OFFICE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Map object based on this Source.

Horner, W., 1996, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV344399.

A large number of buildings are recorded on the Royal Air Force aerial photo coverage including T2 hangar, blister hangars, ancillary buildings and earth-banked dispersal pens on the northwest side of the airfield. The current Devon County Council computerised mapbase records that the T2 hangar is still extant at SS61500970. There are also a number of other structures still recorded that appear on the Royal Air Force aerial photos, including a group of connected Nissen/Romney type huts at SS61560954.

ACE Archaeology Club, 1999, Winkleigh Airfield Survey (Un-published). SDV20447.

Survey compared the 1945 plan with surviving structures. The H-shaped Flight Office in the northwest area of the airfield. Of Nissen hutting construction. The north-west side of the "H" has collapsed, but the remainder is in reasonable condition and contains many original features. Other details: Site 51.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7124 - Survey of Winkleigh Airfield (Ref: 1999)

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