2016

NY3054 : WW2 control tower (or watch office), Great Orton Airfield

taken 8 years ago, near to Wiggonby, Cumbria, England

WW2 control tower (or watch office), Great Orton Airfield
WW2 control tower (or watch office), Great Orton Airfield
RAF Great Orton, also known as Wiggonby, opened in 1943. For a few years after the war the airfield was used for bomb storage. It was sold in the 1960s, and much of the site was restored back to farmland.
For more information, see Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust LinkExternal link .
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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Defence, Military other tags: Control Tower Watch Office RAF Great Orton Former WWII Airfield WW2 Disused Airfield Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Control Tower for Great Orton Airfield [6] · RAF Great Orton [3] · Wiggonby [2] ·
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NY3054, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rose and Trev Clough   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 6 July, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3076 5420 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:52.6647N 3:4.8387W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 3070 5425
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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