2014

TM4488 : View along Sandpit Lane

taken 10 years ago, near to Worlingham, Suffolk, England

View along Sandpit Lane
View along Sandpit Lane
One of two T2 hangars dating from the time when RAF Beccles was an active airfield during WW2 can be seen in the background. The building has however since been re-clad and converted for industrial use. This view was taken from Sandpit Lane which here runs along a section of the old perimeter track.
RAF Beccles/HMS Hornbill II

The station, which was locally always known as Ellough airfield, was the last to be built in Suffolk during the war and the most easterly aerodrome in wartime England. It was designated USAAF Station 132. The USAAF, however, had no use for the base and in the summer of 1944 it was transferred to RAF Bomber Command, and a few months later to Coastal Command.

The airfield was closed in 1945 and for some time the accommodation was used by the Royal Navy for training reservists and during this short period the airfield was designated HMS Hornbill II. See also: Link


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Industry
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TM4488, 121 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 13 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 14 August, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 4473 8845 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:26.3507N 1:35.9566E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 4481 8845
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
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