Raf Upwood, Cambridgeshire

Visited with Gangeox recently.

Raf Upwood is located next to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire. It is close to Huntingdon and Raf Alconbury. It closed in 1994 and is now derelict. Only the Aircraft Hangers remain in use but belong to a private company.

The site was requisitioned by the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and opened in September of that year. It was known as Bury, being close to that village. At this time it was only used for night landing as a satellite field for 75 Squadron based in Elmswell, Suffolk. The site was expanded in 1918, with new buildings being erected including five hangers and a watch tower. It was then renamed to Upwood. As World War I ended the air field was no longer required, so in June 1919 it closed, all the buildings were flattened and the land returned to the local community.

The Air field was reopened in the early 1930's as Britain saw the need for an improved Airforce. New buildings were built and the base designed to house two medium bomber squadrons with room for a third if needed.

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More history and photos here

Nice.....i never find tanks when i go explorin...just burnt out fords!!

nice one

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Originally Posted by monsteroo7

Nice.....i never find tanks when i go explorin...just burnt out fords!!

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I never find burnt out Fords :doh:

Nice one mate. Always looks a good explore. :thumb

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Originally Posted by Mr Sam

awsome!!! but the jet engine and other crap where was that :w00t

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Out in the open, also make that lots of jet engines:thumb

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Originally Posted by boxfrenzy

Nice one mate. Always looks a good explore. :thumb

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Thanks mate.

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Originally Posted by flat-4

does it involve climbing or walking big distances cos if it does im fucked......

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Its a large large site but you can see a lot without too much walking. Climbing is optional if you want to do the water tower / boiler house. Best part of all, you can park on site if you want, although I didn't for peace of mind...:coffee

Like this site, makes a great walk around for sure.

Well done, some stuff there I didn't see.

Thanks Kingelvis

Looks a great site, especially like the jet engines. :thumb