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RAF Sawbridgeworth 4 Additional buildings
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Additional airfield Building photo's

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Fabric Store. main stores 9096/41 behind
 

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Parachute Store 17865/39.
Used for the packing and drying of Parachutes. This example has been modified by the farm for agricultural use, by the tin roofing.

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Fire Tender Hut 9098/41.
Rumoured to contain the appliance Number and equipment numbers still painted on the interior walls.

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Main  Stores  Incorporating the 'H' layout with the Fabric store included.

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Equipment Store

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                                                                            13241/41 Sub Station

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Gas Clothing and Respirator Store
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Gym, chancel, and Cinema
This wonderful building now serves as the 'Memorial Hall' in the Forebury, Sawbridgeworth.  Once the Gymnasium, Cinema and chapel on the communal site at the airfield, It was taken down brick by brick and re-erected albeit slightly taller in 1949 for the people of Sawbridgeworth to use and enjoy.

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Officers Mess at Great Hyde Hall.
 
Requisitioned by W/C Geddes for use as the Officers Mess. Many additional temporary buildings were erected  in the grounds of this fine old house.
 
 One really important building was the Link Trainer. This was an early type of flight simulator used to train pilots.  I am pleased to say that the Link Trainer still stands in the grounds of Great Hyde Hall. Many thanks to Peter Clark for these images

The Link Trainer
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USAAF Willingale Station 162

© All images and text 2002-2006 Denis Sharp

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