The 'Introduce yourself' Thread

Welcome Stewart, as you can see we are predominantly WW2 military airfield enthusiasts but that includes almost all support aspects many of which had underground or semi-underground structures, decoys, fuel installations, defences etc.

We should be happy to see your images and history of Sussex based relics. You will find an appropriate sub-heading under Non-Airfield Sites

Hi Stewart and welcome to the forum.

Though I've always been interested in airfields I used to be an avid potholer and was interested in man-made underground structures, which obviously included mines. It was a reference in Duncan Campbell's War Plan UK which triggered my interest in RAF ammunition depots. Strangely when I requested that record (AIR2/5692) in TNA it was denied, being 'closed', however there were plenty of 'open' documents on the subject, which soon revealed that Campbell's information in his book was flawed. I later viewed AIR2/5692 and found it somewhat lacking in information.

Graham

Greetings Stewart.

Interesting reading your articles on the web and also on Subbrit.

All good stuff.

Jerry

:cry:Hi folks.urko the newbe here.i havent looked in on the forum for a while.i had a ride up to r.a.f.sealand today to have a look round one of the last bits to be up for redevelopment.loads of hangers and guard rooms and realy old type buildings.they all look in mint condition from a distance but closeup,a few are in need of some t.l.c.most of them are sealed up tight due to the asbestose content.the officers mess looks good, but on closer inspection,the celing is hanging off due to water damage.its sad to see in this state,only seems like yesterday when we used to pass the spitfire at the gate,on our way to wales in the car with our parents.oh happy days.

when i suss out how to post photos ill show you my pics of sealand.

Welcome urko, look at the 'sticky notes' at the top of a forum to see details of posting images.

There is extensive coverage on this under Sealand.
The East Camp is active as a civilian third line electronics facility with a Uniter Bunker operated by Qinetiq.
The North Camp is fully industrialised but if you look on Google Earth and wind it back to 1945 you can see the concrete runways and three planes taxy-ing over the railway crossing to the hangars on South Camp.
The South Camp was recently sold to a developer who will use part of it for the Gateway to Wales Project. The buildings on the front you observed with sagging internal ceilings have asbestos problems and will almost certainly be demolished to free the commercially attractive frontage.
We organised a group visit with free lunch about a year ago, so there are plenty of pictures and plans available

urko;58478 wrote:

when i suss out how to post photos ill show you my pics of sealand.

Believe me Urko, If I can do it ...anyone can. Took me ages but I eventually got the hang of it..well sort of

Glad to see you found the forum Len, just give us an insight into your history, interests, background etc on here. Look forward to your posts and I'm sure there's a few guys on here can help with your queries.

All the best

Pete