Building record MLI126448 - Hangar 3, RAF Scampton

Summary

One of the primary hangars used at RAF Scampton. Built in 1936, and used during the Second World War and afterwards.

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Full Description

One of the four Type-C aircraft hangars built at RAF Scampton in 1936. The hangars were constructed as part of the pre-Second World War re-establishment of the airfield here. They were built as a direct replacement for the six First World War Belfast type aeroplane sheds, previously located a short distance away. The four replacement hangars were originally intended to be split between two squadrons, with each squadron being allocated one each of the Number 1 and Number 2 variations of the Type-C structures. The hangars were constructed with a steel main frame and roof trusses, with 14" reinforced concrete walls and roofs formed from a series of transverse ridges with hipped ends, now covered by turnerised slates. Full height steel doors allowed aircraft to be brought in and taken out at both ends of the hangar. The doors originally had sand or gravel fill between the inner and outer sheeting at the lower panels, to enhance blast protection. This particular hangar was of the Number 1 variation of Type-C hangar, with a single-storey annexe structure attached to the north-western long elevation providing a variety of workshops, stores, engineering rooms and office spaces. A two-storey annexe structure attached to the south-eastern long elevation would have been used as the Squadron Offices. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1842. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (First Edition). 422/0/10003.
  •  Report: Airfield Research Group Ltd. 2004. RAF Scampton - An Operational History and Gazetteer of Surviving Structures. Building 46.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 96929 79307 (94m by 104m) Surveyed
Civil Parish SCAMPTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2024 9:19AM

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