TD1 this and the next two photos from Barry Davidson
TD2 its been suggested the figure on the right is Neville Duke. One or two photos on line that showed a likeness. A quick search confirmed it is, taken, from published in Picture Post
TD3 I’m guessing this is the lighting panel, in the 1950s?
TD4 obviously the Harrier is the star, but I think the old tower is in the middle of the buildings below, to the left of the long central black hangar.
Paul Robinson tells us that there is a New Dunsfold site including pics of the Control Tower
TD5 Dunsfold in the 1960s
and now a new collection all received via Barry Davidson
TD16 HAWK ZA101 MK 50, the BAe demonstrator (?) now preserved at Brooklands.
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TD10 shows the console for the Cossor 787 in the ‘original’ control tower on the north side.
At top left of this photo, there is an oblong metal box slanting down from top left and pointing towards the radar screen. This provided illumination for the ‘video map’ which was a sort of ‘stencil’ through which a light was shone thus projecting the video map onto the radar screen. Obviously you could not change ranges or offset the radar when this was used.
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This airfield was built in 6 weeks by the Royal Canadian Engineers.
And I may be splitting hairs but I was taught that the AR 15 radar is just AR1 mark 5!
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Hi Richard
for a full description of the AR15 have a look at http://woottonbridgeiow.org.uk/decca-legacy/chapter6.php#6.8. Essential its a next generation radar ten years on from the AR1, with an increased range and height coverage and new technology.
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Originally the radar on the south side tower (1980 built) at Dunsfold was a Cossor 787, this being replaced in about 1990 by the AR15 from Brize when they got a Watchman; the AR1 at Brize had been replaced about 10 years previously.
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When originaly trialled at Farnborough in 1974 using the ‘original’ concrete tower it was called the AR1b, but we only kept it for a short while as it was mounted well above the ptimum height and they had to put so much ’tilt’ in it that it camcelled out the topcover; as we did area radar at the time was unnacceptable
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Am I stating the obvious or is the chap on the right Neville Duke?
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The main problem with the Dunsfold Tower shown was you could only see out onto the airfield, you didn’t have a 360 deg view, so in about 1980, a new tower was commisioned out on the airfield. This was a brand new building with the radar head, a Cossor 787 later replaced by the ‘redundant’ AR15 from Brize, mounted on the roof of the VCR.
Two radar positons were provided downstairs, initially with standard rotating displays but later replaced by what I believe were the first raster scan displays to be approved by the CAA.
When BAe operations ceased, the whole setup was supposed to be ‘mothballed’ apart from the radar being taken away but when a new ATC contractor started operations in Jan 2010, it was found that the wiring looms in the VCR had been ‘cut through with a chainsaw’. Also the removal of the radar head from the roof had allowed rain to seep into the VCR and the constant dripping had bored a hole in the floor!
Installation of a Vaisala met sytem took place in early 2011 and new radios were almost ready for use in May 2011 when the airport owners had a ‘change of policy’ deciding they didn’t want ATC but would simply use AGCS, which is done from a handheld radio, so now this tower is redundant again.
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can’t get the link to work Terry
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Strange; I’ve checked it 3 times and it seems OK.
Terry
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Ah I’ve noticed an annotation saying the photos are ‘ARGL Copyright’ printed in red; haven’t clue who to contact to see if they can copy it I’m afraid but I’ll try.
Terry
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New Dunsfold site including pics of Control Tower
https://dunsfoldairfield.org/control-tower/
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Much as I respect Paul Mossman’s comments, I seem to remember the ‘new’ Dunsfold radar on the roof was the ex AR15 (not AR1) from Brize Norton which was transferred to Dunsfold when their Watchman was installed.
Apparently when this radar was ‘boxed up’ at Brize it was in excellent condition but when it was opened at Dunsfold, there were found to be, shall I say, ‘discrepancies’ which had to be overcome before it could be installed.
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