EAW007070 ENGLAND (1947). Membury Airfield alongside Membury Camp, Lambourn, 1947
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| Title | [EAW007070] Membury Airfield alongside Membury Camp, Lambourn, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW007070 |
| Date | 11-June-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | LAMBOURN |
| Parish | LAMBOURN |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 430781, 175504 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.5567290174865, 51.477170961042 |
| National Grid Reference | SU308755 |
Pins
 Blast Shelters: e44204, e44205 |
 Matt Aldred edob.mattaldred.com |
Wednesday 19th of May 2021 02:34:36 PM |
| The M4 Motorway now runs right through the site, roughly paralleling the Roman road, with a service area located about here |
 MB |
Tuesday 12th of November 2013 10:26:51 AM |
| Roman road - Ermin Street |
MB |
Tuesday 12th of November 2013 10:24:07 AM |
| Group of haystacks |
MB |
Tuesday 12th of November 2013 10:13:04 AM |
| Concrete footings for huts since removed, or never built? |
MB |
Tuesday 12th of November 2013 10:12:23 AM |
| Nissen huts |
MB |
Tuesday 12th of November 2013 10:09:39 AM |
User Comment Contributions
A history of the airfield is given on the Lambourn web site: www.lambourn.info/main.asp?pid=218&child=0&parent=221,218,304,305,308,217,387,258,157,388,273,170,236,172,310,313,318,307,&lang= It was used for D Day operations and for the Market Garden event. By April 1947, two months before this shot, it was out of use |
MB |
Tuesday 12th of November 2013 10:19:19 AM |
