Squirrel68
05-10-2008, 09:02 PM
Today I visited the remains of RAF Woolfox Lodge in Leicestershire, the base was used during WW2 by various bomber groups and then briefly in 1944 by the USAF, though they never based a full squadron here.
Between 1960 and 1965, the site was used to house Bloodhound Missiles but this was a short lived exercise. After 1965, the base was returned to agricultrural use and the main airstrip was torn up and used as a ballast for the newly improved A1.
Today, not much remains except a few buildings, some of the hard standings and a nice control tower.
Nice ariel shot of the site here
http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/regional/Rutland/WoolfoxLodge.html
Complete history of the airfiled here
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s85.html
Control Tower
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1184640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1176640x480.jpg
Other buildings
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1147640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1148640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1153640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1154640x480.jpg
Abandoned seed drill, not WW2 vintage I'm afraid
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1156640x480.jpg
Abandoned seed drill, of WW2 vitage LOL
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1159640x480.jpg
Inside the control tower
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1168640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1170640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1180640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1183640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1171640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1173640x480.jpg
Nice signage
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1177640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1175640x480.jpg
Between 1960 and 1965, the site was used to house Bloodhound Missiles but this was a short lived exercise. After 1965, the base was returned to agricultrural use and the main airstrip was torn up and used as a ballast for the newly improved A1.
Today, not much remains except a few buildings, some of the hard standings and a nice control tower.
Nice ariel shot of the site here
http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/regional/Rutland/WoolfoxLodge.html
Complete history of the airfiled here
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s85.html
Control Tower
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1184640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1176640x480.jpg
Other buildings
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1147640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1148640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1153640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1154640x480.jpg
Abandoned seed drill, not WW2 vintage I'm afraid
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1156640x480.jpg
Abandoned seed drill, of WW2 vitage LOL
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1159640x480.jpg
Inside the control tower
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1168640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1170640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1180640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1183640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1171640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1173640x480.jpg
Nice signage
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1177640x480.jpg
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp20/wwdieter/RAF%20Woolfox%20Lodge/IMG_1175640x480.jpg