2014

TM4587 : Crop fields north of Hulver Street

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

Crop fields north of Hulver Street
Crop fields north of Hulver Street
During WW2 this used to be the bomb and ammunitions storage area for RAF Beccles.
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: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bomb and Ammunitions Storage Area [5] · Hulver Street [3] · North [2] ·
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TM4587, 29 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 4515 8728 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:25.7096N 1:36.2752E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 4529 8736
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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