EAW023249 ENGLAND (1949). The Aircraft Assembly Hall (Brabazon Hangar) at Bristol Filton Airport and environs, Bristol, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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Details
| Title | [EAW023249] The Aircraft Assembly Hall (Brabazon Hangar) at Bristol Filton Airport and environs, Bristol, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW023249 |
| Date | 23-May-1949 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BRISTOL |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 359467, 179910 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.5842069477053, 51.516175044746 |
| National Grid Reference | ST595799 |
Pins
 Possibly Avro Lincoln SX872 which was fitted with Bristol Proteus turboprop engines fitted in the outboard positions. See 'Filton Airfield Through Time' by Andrew Appleton. |
Kentishman |
Thursday 9th of May 2019 11:43:45 PM |
| Possibly part of the Bristol Hercules fire rig. |
Kentishman |
Thursday 9th of May 2019 11:38:50 PM |
| The Engine Hangar.
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Kentishman |
Thursday 9th of May 2019 11:33:22 PM |
| Patchway Roundabout |
Geoff |
Friday 1st of August 2014 03:24:30 PM |
| Filton Bypass, just after it was bisected by the Brabazon Runway |
Geoff |
Friday 1st of August 2014 03:23:02 PM |
| Pre-War bungalows in Stoke Lane, before Stoke Lodge housing estate was built |
Geoff |
Friday 1st of August 2014 03:20:33 PM |
| A Bristol Freighter, Type 170. The dark aircraft parked on the opposite side of the East Turning Circle are two Bristol Brigands for the RAF. |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 05:09:51 PM |
| Bristol Aeroplane Co. Engine Department "West Works". Based around three triple-bay hangars this was where the Engine Department was founded in 1920 when Roy Fedden brought his prototype Jupiter engines from the bankrupt Cosmos business.
A 1959 merger created Bristol Siddeley which merged with Rolls-Royce in 1966.
West Works were demolished in 1996(?)and the Post Office built a large sorting office on the site. |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 05:06:48 PM |
| 501 Squadron Married Quarters. Three short terraces fronting a square. 501 and other RAuxAF Squadrons were disbanded in February 1957. Buildings later used by BAC/BAe for archive storage. |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 04:58:21 PM |
| Bristol Aeroplane Co. Engine Division "East Works" with main office building fronting the A38 and Nos. 1,2,3,4,and 5 Shops ranged behind. These were built 1935-38 to supply Mercury, Pegasus (and later Hercules) engines for the RAF's massive expansion. They were demolished in 2009 |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 04:53:17 PM |
| A steam train about to pass through Patchway station. |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 04:47:35 PM |
| Hangars of 501 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. In 1949 they had just converted from Spitfires to Vampire F.Mk.1 jets. One is just visible through the hangar doors
North of the hangar are a Valetta(?) and a Halifax.
The triple-bay and adjacent hangars are to be the basis of the new Bristol aviation museum scheduled to open in 2017. |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 04:44:10 PM |
| Control Tower |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 04:38:06 PM |
| Lockheed Constellation. BOAC rented the West Bay of the Brabazon Hangar for maintenance work on its fleet. Constellations and Boeing Stratocruisers were the most common visitors |
Patrick Hassell |
Friday 6th of June 2014 04:32:40 PM |
| The Bristol Brabazon, G-AGPW. First flight 4th September 1949, scrapped October 1953. |
Isleworth1961 |
Tuesday 11th of February 2014 03:49:00 PM |
User Comment Contributions
An aerial view of the Aircraft Assembly Hall(Brabazon Hangar) from the north, 9th October 2013. Courtesy Con Shields |
Class31 |
Saturday 21st of February 2015 08:07:20 PM |