BOMB STORE - LOCATIONS

Good Morning Posters,

Dust off your Record Site Plans or whatever.

I am trying to establish the location of WW2 Bomb Stores at the following airfields:

Melton Mowbray

Kingscliffe

Wymeswold

Glatton (AKA Conington)

A NGR would be good but any pointers such North, East, South, West etc or related to the Runway heads (ends) would suffice. Be aware that Kingscliffe may have had more than one site; an original plus a later addition.

Over to you.

with thanks,

Peter H

Good Morning Posters,

I am trying to establish the location of the WW2 bomb store at the following airfields:

Wymeswold

Glatton (aka Conington)

Kingscliffe

Melton Mowbray

An NGR would be good but any compass pointers or directions related to the runway heads (ends) would be good.

Be aware that Kingscliffe was a fighter base and may not have had bomb stores at all, just some ammo storage buildings.

thanks,

Peter H

Over to you.

I think the one at Wymeswold is centered on SK 586 232

Can't give an exact location but having visited Melton recently and knowing where the technical and dispersed sites are (to the north-east), I would hazard a suggestion that the bomb dump is somewhere to the west or south-west of the airfield site.

Hope this helps and I'm sure someone else can be more precise.

Chris

Glatton's was just north of the B660, centered on 173877ish. According to Local.live there is nothing left, just a very vague outline. The access roads were from the peri-track joining runways 10 and 15. (Mighty Eighth War Manual)

Kingscliffe didn't have one (ATB site plan)

As Chris reported Wymeswold's is north of the minor road to Hoton, where there was a large dispered area of 19 hardstandings. These are long gone, but the outline and access roads to the dump are clearly visible on Local.live. A large shed and wooded area are now present. (RAFM Hendon Site Plan)

Melton is a mystery at present

Any more ?

Thanks for that.

I had figured the site you mention at Wymeswold as the most likely area.

Kingscliffe, no Bomb Store.

Glatton, OK got it now. I have just about all the reference books but forgot to check in the back of The Mighty Eith War Manual.

Melton, I shall have to do some more searching.

Yes, I have a number of other airfields at which I cannot locate the Bomb Store areas and will ask for help once I finalise my list.

thanks again,

Peter H

Peter

The bomb stores at Melton Mowbray were south of the intersection of the two subsidiary runways, beyond the perimeter track. They have been completely cleared and the site returned to agriculture.

Haven’t got access to an OS map for the area so can’t provide a grid reference.

Regards

Mark

Thanks milkpail,

I have no doubt that they have been cleared since I can't see obvious traces in satellite imagery.

It is actually difficult to obliterate sites such as bomb stores without leaving traces that are visible to the trained eye yet it has happened at some airfields.

I shall now peruse thoroughly the area you have indicated and see what I can find.

thanks,

Peter H

Peter

I might not have a map but Flash Earth gives the coordinates. This link should take you to the centre of the bomb stores site:

www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.72597 ... =0&src="msa "

Regards

Mark

Milkpail wrote:

Peter

I might not have a map but Flash Earth gives the coordinates. This link should take you to the centre of the bomb stores site:

www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.72597 ... =0&src="msa "

Regards

Mark

Thanks Mark, your pointer is spot on. I found a clear copy of an aerial pic dated 1944 which shows the site.

Peter H

Dust off your records again.

I am seeking confirmation of the location of the Bomb Stores at MEMBURY. It was a Bomber OTU at some point so should have had a bomb store. Possibly in the northwest.

Also BIRCHAM NEWTON. As an expansion period station there should be a standard prewar bomb store to AM drawing 3054/36 plus support buildings. I cannot see anything in satellite images so it has probably been demolished and obliterated. Any pointers?

thanks

Peter H