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EAW023251 ENGLAND (1949). The Aircraft Assembly Hall (Brabazon Hangar) at Bristol Filton Airport, Bristol, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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Details
| Title | [EAW023251] The Aircraft Assembly Hall (Brabazon Hangar) at Bristol Filton Airport, Bristol, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW023251 |
| Date | 23-May-1949 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BRISTOL |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 359360, 179854 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.5857426058981, 51.515663802269 |
| National Grid Reference | ST594799 |
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 Approx site of a 2ndWW barrage balloon operating site. |
 redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:58:56 PM |
| Reported approx location of a 2ndWW LAA (Bofors) gun position, designation 7. |
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Friday 13th of November 2020 07:52:55 PM |
| Approx location of a 2ndWW LAA (Bofors) gun position, designation 5. |
redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:49:27 PM |
| ? Bristol Brigands? |
redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:43:43 PM |
| Note the sharper tops to the tail fins, possibly this may be a Beaufighter variant, such as R2268? |
redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:42:42 PM |
| 2ndWW pillbox. |
redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:24:55 PM |
| Location of 2ndWW LAA (Bofors) gun position, (still surviving GE 2018). |
redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:24:06 PM |
| 2ndWW air raid shelters. |
redmist |
Friday 13th of November 2020 07:23:38 PM |
| Bristol Beaufighter. |
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Thursday 30th of July 2015 11:56:03 AM |
| Camouflaged roofs |
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Friday 27th of December 2013 08:07:25 PM |
| Bristol Brabazon |
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Friday 27th of December 2013 08:05:39 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 An aerial view of the Aircraft Assembly Hall(Brabazon Hangar) from the north, 9th October 2013. Courtesy Con Shields |
 Class31 |
Saturday 21st of February 2015 08:08:26 PM |