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HER Number	MWB21829
Record Type	Building
Name	Building 109, Greenham Common airbase

Grid Reference	SU 500 640
Map Sheet	SU56SW
Parish	Greenham, West Berkshire
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Summary

Building which previously housed the flight simulator on the Cold War airbase, built between 1951 and 1953

Monument Type(s):

BOMBING TEACHER BUILDING (Mid 20th century - 1951 AD to 1953 AD)
OFFICE (Late 20th century - Present - 1997 AD? to 2006 AD)

Full Description

A single storey rectangular and concrete building with a double bay and a pitched roof. The building was constructed to house the Standard Synthetic Trainer (flight simulator) used by the USAF Strategic Air Command in the early 1950s. Most recently, the building was recorded as being used as offices and a metal engineering workshop <1>.

Sources and further reading

<01>	CgMs. 2006. Historic Buildings Record in respect of Former RAF/USAF Greenham Common Base, New Greenham Park, Near Newbury, Berkshire. CgMs Ref IF/JL 4020. 2018 WBC Network. p38 & appendix 1. [Unpublished document / SWB14710]

Related Monuments

MWB6570

Greenham Common Airbase (RAF Greenham Common) (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

EWB884	Historic Buildings Record in respect of Former RAF/USAF Greenham Common Base, New Greenham Park (Ref: IF/JL 4020)
EWB858	Historic Building Report: Greenham Common Airbase, Greenham, Berkshire (Ref: NBR No 93234)

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