Relocated Hangars

That confirms my memory of a visit there in 1964 with RAF BD from Debden for B of B. Our exhibits were housed in a large metal hangar that was the same as one at Gaydon where I had done a tour. But, looking at the 'records' there were none listed but you and Carnaby have explained the post-war replacements.

I decided that memory must be flawed and trusted the records that I had to hand.

I have had a look through the thread and cannot find mention of this particular Blister at Ringwood.

I have not visited for a few years and do not have any decent pics but remember being able to see a fair bit of the original structure during our visit...

Liberty's Owl and Raptor centre,Ringwood

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The hangar came from a local Airfield or ALG

Aha...it is from Bisterne...
I thought i had posted on here about it but it was on key...A couple of my pics on this link...

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There is a first world war hangar in the remains of the Dreamland Amusement park at Margate Kent. It was re-clad a few years ago. Some say it was a cancelled American order.
Or that it was brought by the Park developers when the nearby Royal Naval Air Station at Westgate was sold of in the 1920s.

The main hangar on RAF Laarbruch was built in 1954.
It was called the "Bremen hangar" originally built inthe mid-30s (Krupp).

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Does anyone know where exactly it came from?

Another hangar was called "Hamburg hangar", Built in 1954 as well, used by the MTSS.

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I was taught that the first hangar was from the German airfield at Oldenburg.

PETERTHEEATER;73917 wrote:

Some bomb storage sites (none airfield) used Blisters and there is still one at Longleat Park in Wiltshire. That one possibly Peter may be able to add light on what was stored at Longleat.

There was a large military encampment at Longleat during WW2 but I have no knowledge of the site being used for any munitions storage.

Look at it in Google Earth 1945 view.

Hi Peter.
There were actually TWO large military bases located at Longleat during WW2. The one that can be clearly seen in the Google 1945 images is the US 216th general Hospital.
The one of concern here is RAF Crabtree / Warminster. Ive given it the hyphen as the RAF museum have no record of RAF Crabtree, though it was known by that name locally, and even named thus in the sale catalog when the base was dissolved in 1955 (see pic). They do have records of an RAF Warminster which matches all descriptions of RAF Crabtree, so it has to be the same place. The base was a stores distribution site, and very dispersed, possibly a telltale of munitions storage.

The attached image shows the location of the base. Note that the area is heavily wooded, and it is virtually invisible on the 1945 Google earth pictures. I have added a couple of modern land marks to aid in orientation with modern maps.

Steve

EDIT: the map seems to be coming out very small, and body interested, message me and I will happily email the original PDF to you.

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RAF Warminster was No.225 Maintenance Unit. According to Sturtivant / Hamlin / Halley it was a Ground Equipment Depot and was located at Homingham Road (I presume this is a typo for the road which runs from the A362 (Frome to Warminster Road) to the village of Hornsingham. This road skirts Longleat. The depot was open from 15 July 1943 to 28 Aug 1944. What happened after that date is confusing - it may have continued as a depot until 13 April 1946 when it was reduced to depository basis until 1955. A GED would not store munitions.

I have a note that post-WWII it took over from 255MU Balderton as an Equipment Disposal Depot, but I'm not at all convinced about this.

Sturtivant / Hamlin / Halley suggest that before July 1943 it might have been / belonged to 'K' MU, but that was a Raw Materials Depot at Shepton Mallet.

I have absolutely no idea from where 'Crabtree' originates.

This is all very confusing and I think it needs its own thread at some point.

Can you provide the location please, WTP, NGR or FlashEarth.