EAW000953 ENGLAND (1946). Chicksands Priory at RAF Chicksands and environs, Chicksands, from the south-east, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000953] Chicksands Priory at RAF Chicksands and environs, Chicksands, from the south-east, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000953 |
| Date | 28-May-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CHICKSANDS |
| Parish | CAMPTON AND CHICKSANDS |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 512072, 239223 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.36584568509301, 52.039644630149 |
| National Grid Reference | TL121392 |
Pins
 This 12th century Gilbertine Priory was sold to the War Office in 1938. For more details, see www.army.mod.uk/intelligence/32259.aspx and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chicksands. |
melgibbs |
Monday 6th of October 2014 10:28:22 AM |
| Hangars at RAF Cardington. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:33:17 AM |
Noted for housing the R100 and the R101 airships. Used during WW2 for training barrage balloon operators and kitting out RAF trainees. |
John W |
Friday 23rd of December 2016 09:42:16 PM |
User Comment Contributions
RAF Chicksands was one of the "Y Stations" during WW2 intercepting enemy radio messages and passing them on to Bletchley Park. |
melgibbs |
Thursday 26th of February 2015 06:21:31 PM |
For more history on the Chicksands base, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Chicksands. |
melgibbs |
Saturday 24th of August 2013 09:37:44 AM |