Report - Raf Thurleigh Bedford March 2024

[The Young One]

The History

RAF Thurleigh is located north of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Thurleigh was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force on 9 December 1942 and designated Station 111, and used for heavy bomber operations and was built for RAF Bomber Command in 1940 by W & C French Ltd. It was eventually modified to Air Ministry Class A airfield specifications, with three converging runways, extended in 1942 to lengths of 6,000 feet (runway 06-24) and 4,200 feet (runways 18-36 and 12-30). Thurleigh was unique among bomber bases in having four T2 type metal hangars where most bases had only two.

The explore

Plenty of cuts n bruises received form this place along with all the pigeon crap dust but otherwise pretty undisturbed as all of mine seem to be. As per usual until I fork out enough money for a camera all photos are phone pics

Thanks for reading

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice little report. I do like the old industrial lights shades. Surprised they are still up there tbh.

 

[The Young One]

Nice little report. I do like the old industrial lights shades. Surprised they are still up there tbh.

Cheers Jane they are quite nice sent they in fact there so nice there's one in my dining room

 

[Calamity Jane]

Cheers Jane they are quite nice sent they in fact there so nice there's one in my dining room

Interior designers love em. Perfect for over the dining table 👍

 

[The Young One]

I collect that kind off stuff if you want I'll send you pics of them

 

[Calamity Jane]

I collect that kind off stuff if you want I'll send you pics of them

Love to see them in a different setting 👍

 

[The Young One]

Love to see them in a different setting 👍

 

[Calamity Jane]

Lovely collection and the shade looks really good

 

[The Young One]

I'm a history collector lol that box light came from a guy in bedford who said he knicked from somewhere and I think that somewhere is rae bedford

 

[Calamity Jane]

I'm a history collector lol that box light came from a guy in bedford who said he knicked from somewhere and I think that somewhere is rae bedford

Id rather see a collector have these items than they be left to rot. 👍

 

[The Young One]

And some other bits I forgot about

That big metal ball is from a mate who did some work at battersea and the ball was used to make coke dust for the furnaces

 

[Bikin Glynn]

I'm a history collector lol that box light came from a guy in bedford who said he knicked from somewhere and I think that somewhere is rae bedford

I would of at that point told him to do one myself if hes openly admitting to nicking it

 

[The Young One]

I would of at that point told him to do one myself if hes openly admitting to nicking it

Well he said he "found' it nearby
Facebook market place is a wild place

 

[Calamity Jane]

And some other bits I forgot about

That big metal ball is from a mate who did some work at battersea and the ball was used to make coke dust for the furnaces

Nice. I use to collect like this when younger. This looks like my brothers house lol, he loves a boot fair and old military stores and beach finds. In the blood I guess.

 

[The Young One]

Bloody hell so do i

Nice. I use to collect like this when younger. This looks like my brothers house lol, he loves a boot fair and old military stores and beach finds. In the blood I guess.