RAF Oakington Volume 2 - The Airfield Research Group

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1. Methodology and Site Overview ........................................................................... 1
1.1 Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Site Overview ...................................................................................................................... 2
2. Domestic and Technical Buildings ........................................................................ 5
2.1 Officers' Mess & Quarters (2) .............................................................................................. 6
2.2 Officers' Garages (3) ......................................................................................................... 12
2.3 Squash Racquets Court (4) ............................................................................................... 13
2.4 Guard and Fire Party House (7) ........................................................................................ 14
2.5 Sick Quarters (8) ............................................................................................................... 17
2.6 Decontamination Annexe (10) ........................................................................................... 19
2.7 Station Headquarters and Operations Block (14) .............................................................. 22
2.8 Grocery Shop & Store (17) ................................................................................................ 26
2.9 Petrol Store (17A) .............................................................................................................. 28
2.10 Unit Ammunition Storehouse (18) ................................................................................... 29
2.11 Barrack Blocks (19–22, 25, 26, 30, 39) ........................................................................... 30
2.12 Sergeants' Mess & Quarters and WAAF Changing Room Annexe (23 & 24) ................. 34
2.13 Combined Dining Room & Institute (31), WAAF Changing Room Annexes (33 & 34) .... 38
2.14 Ration Store (32) ............................................................................................................. 42
2.15 Mechanical and Electrical Plinths ‘A’ to ‘J’ ....................................................................... 43
2.16 MT Vehicle Sheds & Yard (40 & 42) ................................................................................ 44
2.17 Articulated Trailer Shed (45) ............................................................................................ 48
2.18 Compressor House (47) .................................................................................................. 49
2.19 AMWD Offices, Workshops & Yard (51) .......................................................................... 50
2.20 Disinfector House (52) ..................................................................................................... 55
2.21 Central Heating Station Type 2A (55) .............................................................................. 56
2.22 Link Trainer Building (56) ................................................................................................ 58
2.23 Synthetic Navigation Classroom (57) .............................................................................. 60
2.24 Bulk Aviation Fuel Installation (58 & 99) .......................................................................... 61
2.25 25-yard Machine-gun Range (59) .................................................................................... 62
2.26 Marston Sheds (61 & 62) ................................................................................................. 63
2.27 Training Theatre (63) ....................................................................................................... 64
2.28 Main Stores (66) .............................................................................................................. 66
2.29 Lubricant & Inflammable Store (68) ................................................................................. 68
2.30 Armoury (70) .................................................................................................................... 70
2.31 Parachute Store (73) ....................................................................................................... 75
2.32 Dinghy Shed (74) ............................................................................................................. 77
2.33 Main Workshops (76) ...................................................................................................... 78
2.34 T2 Hangars (79 & 80) ...................................................................................................... 80
2.35 Type ‘J’ Aircraft Sheds (83 & 93) ..................................................................................... 82
2.36 Night Flying Equipment Store (86) .................................................................................. 86
2.37 Aircraft Armament Stores and Engine Component Bay – Nissen Huts (90,94,95) ......... 87
2.38 Varsity Line Crew Building (98) ....................................................................................... 89
2.39 Airfield Lighting ‘B’ Controlled Centre (150a) .................................................................. 90
2.40 ‘B’ Controlled Centre (158) .............................................................................................. 91
2.41 Squadron Dispersal Building / Varsity Line Crew Accommodation (510) ........................ 92
2.42 New Gymnasium (514) & Squash Racquets Court ......................................................... 94
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