Report - RAF Thurleigh Tower, May 19

[UrbanDoll]

History

Thurleigh was built for RAF Bomber Command in 1940 by W & C French Ltd. 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Thurleigh on farmland between the farms of Buryfields, Bletsoe Park, Manor, and Whitwickgreen. 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 Aviation tower closed down in 1994 and is still standing amongst new buildings and a converted site.
The runway is now used as a racetrack.

(Wikipedia)

Visit

Visited with @Esoteric Eric

 

[Olkka]

Ahhh lit, defo one of the few remaining bucket list derps I need to visit, great pictures, thanks

 

[UrbanDoll]

Ahhh lit, defo one of the few remaining bucket list derps I need to visit, great pictures, thanks

Thank you. I really enjoyed it

 

[Bugsuperstar]

I like it! Great pictures.

 

[UrbanDoll]

Looks great... nice report and pics

Cheers man!

 

[UrbanDoll]

I like it! Great pictures.

Thank you very much

 

[NursePayne]

Lovey photos

 

[Gasman]

How recently was this visit? I tried a couple of weeks back and after walking right around race track, got caught by a very angry security guard. Another turned up quite soon also. Lots of expensive cars kept on the track, with about 3 different security teams. I had just reached the tower sadly lol
Great pics and well done

 

[Casino_D]

Yeah great photos UrbanDoll. I only live 15mins away and would like to visit this site, Where about's is the best place to gain access to the tower?

great work