Raf CROFT 8.03.11

[minxy*]

Visited with sloth and mini sloth was a nice relaxed explore

Heres some history pinched from wiki

RAF Burtonwood was a Royal Air Force station in England, 2 miles north-west of Warrington, Lancashire. During World War II and the Cold War it was used by the United States Air Force and was also known as USAAF station 590.
The facility was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in June 1942 to become a servicing centre for the United States Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Forces aircraft. Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1), although an RAF presence continued until October 1943.

Burtonwood was the largest airfield in Europe during the war with the most USAAF personnel and aircraft maintenance facilities. The roar of the engines in the test beds could be heard for miles around, especially at night. By the end of the war 18,000 servicemen were stationed at Burtonwood. According to some sources Burtonwood was placed strategically so that it was out of range of Luftwaffe bombers, but this is not true as several Nazi raids were made on the facility. During their leave periods, American servicemen from Burtonwood virtually took over the centre of nearby Warrington.

Heres some pictures of whats left





























Thanks for looking

[beam assisted]

Nice pics - nice site

[Clough]

Thats worth it just for the motor! Top photos!

[MJS]

looks like a good mooch

[boxerheaven]

love it

[ERNIE99_UK]

I like the old rover p4

[BA]

Visited here with BB not so long ago, its good for a relaxed walk
Nice shots

[Only2Eyes]

Good old RAF Croft, the asbestos ridden bastard. I also lost my urbex virginity here.

Nice pics minxy.

[Nicola]

That car shot is fantabulous!

[minxy*]

Thanks everyone