Volume: Airfield buildings at Sculthorpe and Clapham Wind Tunnel, Royal Aircraft Establishment at Thurleigh, Bedfordshire

Date:
circa 1944 - 1957
Location:
Royal Aircraft Establishment Wind Tunnel, Clapham Wind Tunnel, Bedford Wind Tunnel, Milton Ernest, Bedford
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Royal Aircraft Establishment, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK442FQ
Sculthorpe Airfield, Dunton, North Norfolk, Norfolk
Reference:
JLP01/01/011
Type:
Volume containing Photographic material
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Description

Photograph album labelled, 'Aerodromes: Buildings: Sculthorpe and Clapham Wind Tunnel', containing 43 black and white prints of Sculthorpe and Clapham Wind Tunnel, the latter alternatively known as Bedford Wind Tunnels, Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Thurleigh.

Images of Sculthorpe consist of interior views of chapel, infirmary, mess and theatre, or 'Happidrome', and exterior shots showing the construction of an unidentified building, possibly a control tower.

The photographs of Clapham Wind Tunnel show the construction of the auxiliary plant building and compressor hall and document the pre-cast yard and the work of stressing reinforced concrete beams. There are also interior views of the workshops, cooler bay and the compressor hall under construction, including views of the compressor blocks.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

This Volume is divided into 1 Child Record
This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph (Print): 43
Photograph Album: 1

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Keywords

Airfield, Mid 20th Century Wind Tunnel, Air Transport