eaw000795 ENGLAND (1946). RAF Ringway, Castle Hill, from the south-west, 1946

Ringway Road, towards Moss Nook and Styal

Outwood Lane

Woodhouse Farm

Outwood Lane, Ringway

Signal Square

Yew Tree Lane

Hangar No7 (formerly No5 during wartime when used by Parachute Training School) - remained in use until the construction of Terminal 3 in 1996.

Hangar No6 (formerly No4 during wartime when used by Parachute Training School) - remained in use until the construction of Terminal 3 in 1996.

Additional hangar erected during WWII for the use of the Parachute Training School

Hangar No3 - 1939 Bellman hangar used by the Parachute Training School during WWII

Hangar No2 - 1939 Bellman hangar used by the Air Transport Auxillary

Hangar No1 built as part of the 1938 terminal by Manchester Corporation.

Original 1938 terminal apron

1938 Terminal Building and Control Tower

Southern taxiway providing access to/from runways 06 and 02 from the Avro hangars.

Runway 10/28 - with displaced thresholds this provided about 3000ft for operations. The runway remained in use for light aircraft up to the late 1970s. It is now disused with sections remaining in use as taxiway and light aircraft parking

Runway 02/20 - the displaced thresholds gave about 3000ft of available runway for operations. This runway remained in use till the late 1970s for light aircraft. With the expansion of the airport and the creation of Terminal 2 the runway was taken out of use and what remains forms parts of Taxiway A and C and a light aircraft parking area.

Runway 24/06 - 4,200ft long at this time. Still in use today, albeit significantly longer to 3048m (10,000ft) x 45m (147ft) wide. Due to magnetic variation the runway designation is now 23R/05L

Northern aircraft dispersal area - appears to be a number of Halifax bombers awaiting conversion to freighters and paratroop transports in 1946. This area is now part of the Terminal 2 and Cargo Centre apron.

Fairey Aviation Hangar complex - was used from 1936 till 1977 by the company. At the time of this photograph the facility was being used for the conversion of Handley Page Halifax bombers into freight and paratroop transports. Just to the North you can see a number of aircraft on the dispersal and a further two Halifax bombers parked outside the large hangar.

Hale Road