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    Default RAF Tilstock, May 24th

    Construction of the airfield was completed by mid 1942, with a classic three concrete runway RAF “star” arrangement. The name ‘Whitchurch Heath’ being used until 1 June 1943, when RAF Tilstockwas adopted. Between 1 September 1942 and 21 January 1946, the airfield was used by No. 81 Operational Training Unit and No. 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit Royal Air Force for the training of pilots and crews in the operation of Whitley, Stirling and Halifax heavy bombers. During the 1950s, Auster AOP.6 ‘spotter’ aircraft of No. 663 Squadron RAF used the facilities of the otherwise non-operational airfield during weekends for liaison flights with Royal Artillery units. The airfield is still being used today at weekends for skydiving. Skydivers have used the airfield for Tandem Skydiving and running Parachute Jump Courses since 1966.
    Today all that is left of the old RAF base is the control tower, standing alone in a field next to the A49, 1 runway used by the parachute club and a jumbled mess of overgrown buildings in the wood. These building however do still have a few suprises left behind.



























    Thanks for lookings the full set are here

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    Default Re: RAF Tilstock, May 24th

    I have done a bit of research and believe the car is a Sunbeam Talbot.

    that is a very distinctive windscreen shape and the positioning of the lights at the back looks very similar.
    What do you guys think?

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    Default Re: RAF Tilstock, May 24th

    Classic spelling mistake! love it
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    Default Re: RAF Tilstock, May 24th

    Nice work, I loved this place.

    Excellent.
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