picture from Barry Davidson
We think this is a 2328/39 concrete tower viewed from the rear, distinguished by the concrete wall around the roof and wrap around front windows on the upper floor facing out over the balcony – you can just see the end of the wrap around window to the right of the four upper side windows. RAF Linton on Ouse had such a tower and is 53 feet amsl, none of the other units with towers of this design are close to 55 feet as written on the tower so that’s the unit we’ve gone for – unless you know better of course.
I understand a new tower has now been built at Linton, so the usual thinking of the beancounters has occured ie it’s costing us too much money so close the airfield.
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I remember seeing the tower here on a programme about ghosts and hauntings. Supposedly the tower was haunted.
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Ah but what happens when we need to increase the number of pilots because of Putins sabre rattling? Valley wouldnt be able to cope so other airfields will be needed.
And back in the nineties Linton obviously had a Sqn Ldr Satco. But they also had a Wing Commander ATCO, he commanded what was known as Support Wing.
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