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RAF Upwood
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We begin our tour with building 80,Guardhouse.
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Guardhouse to the left,Station HQ to the right.
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Guardhouse and Fire Party building.
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Check-in desk.
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Behind reception
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Lonely table in the guardhouse.
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Outside the holding cell.
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Just outside the cell
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Same toilet area by the cell.
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Inside the cell.
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Cell view.
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Speak here please.
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Back to reception.
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Looking over to Station HQ.
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Peely paint of guardhouse.
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Heating runs
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These rooms are to the rear of the Guardhouse,prob ably ...
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Coms unavailable.
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If you see this man,call the cops!!
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Someone has glued these toy eggs to the desk...intellig...
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Chelle takes the arty shots.
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Fire Party side of bulding 80
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Moving on toward the camp.
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Sergeants mess,with additional food storage,boilerh ouse...
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When the Americans took over,they put a porch over the ...
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Inside the sergeants mess.
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Sergeants mess safe.
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Sergeants mess bar...now sadly closed when we visited.
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Album Description:
This base opened in 1917 and closed in 1981 to be taken over by USAF for medical facilities and staff/families also from nearby Alconbury.The base closed for good in 1994.See "Comments"for more history
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In Webshots channel: news - Album created: Sep 1, 2009
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Current Status Much of the RAF Upwood is unused, closed by the Ministry of Defence in 1994. Most of the base was vacated and the land and buildings sold off to civil ownership. In 2004 Turbine Motor Works purchased a large amount of property on the former base including the four C-type hangars. Their plan is to convert the property into a state-of-the-art jet engine overhaul facility. Together with the Nene Valley Gliding Club and the Air Cadet Squadron, this facility will ensure that the former RAF base will continue its aviation legacy well into the 21st century. Part of the facility is now used by Urban Assault to play Airsoft every other Saturday.
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