Generator House
A salubrious little airfield in Gloucestershire, RAF Windrush was opened in 1940 and closed 5 years later. Primarily a Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for RAF Chipping Norton and latterly under the control of RAF Little Rissington. Used primarily for training new RAF pilots for between 4 and 6 weeks at a time, thousands must have passed through the airfield.
Without a hardstanding runway, Sommerfield tracking was laid initially, and soon after the airfield was upgraded with a concrete perimeter track and watch office or tower. The perimeter track remains, as does an original hangar, the control tower, Battle HQ (a modified Type 27 pillbox) and a few ancillary buildings.
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Generator House
A salubrious little airfield in Gloucestershire, RAF Windrush was opened in 1940 and closed 5 years later. Primarily a Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for RAF Chipping Norton and latterly under the control of RAF Little Rissington. Used primarily for training new RAF pilots for between 4 and 6 weeks at a time, thousands must have passed through the airfield.
Without a hardstanding runway, Sommerfield tracking was laid initially, and soon after the airfield was upgraded with a concrete perimeter track and watch office or tower. The perimeter track remains, as does an original hangar, the control tower, Battle HQ (a modified Type 27 pillbox) and a few ancillary buildings.
All images are geotagged.