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Searchlight crew's latrines and Drying rooms
Above is the Parachute store design No 17865/39,
this fine piece of airfield architecture is sadly under threat of demolition due to its frail condition. if any building deserves
to be saved at all on Hunsdon its this one.
| 'Extra Over Blister Hangar' type 12532/41 |
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| Number 16 of 16 such hangars and sadly long gone |
Above is an image of the last remaining
blister hangar at Hunsdon that was demolished several years ago. It was an 'Over' blister of 65 foot in span, 45 foot
in length, and originally fiited with canvas curtains at each end.
| Another building sadly departed was the old Gym |
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| Also used as the Station Church or chapel |
| Sports day 1944 |
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Gymnasium, 14604/40, this doubled as a church or chapel and sometimes was used
as a theatre. This building sadly made way for a private house. It was situated at Hunsdonbury and was next to the airfields
sportsfield, now a horse paddock.
Building 125, this was the R/T or radio telephone
building now in ruins in Blackhut wood behind the microlight club.
RAF Hunsdon 5
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