The old control tower has been restored and the pilot's block house houses a history exhibition as part of the Helicopter Museum which is in a corner of the old airfield close to original hard standings.
Sunday, 13 April 2025
RAF Weston super Mare
The airfield at Weston Super Mare started out as a municipal airport in the 1930s but was formally taken over by the RAF in May 1940. A factory was built nearby for the manufacture of the Bristol Beaufighter which flew out of the field on completion. This factory was converted post war by the company's helicopter division leading to the production of the Sycamore and Belvedere helicopters. The factory was taken over by Westland in 1960 and closed in 1987. The airfield remained in use until 1988 but is now largely a housing estate with an access road on the line of the former main runway.
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Did Bristol who built the 'Bloodhound' also manufacture an 'export' version called a 'Thunderbird l' ? looks very similar to the one l saw three days ago in Finland.
ReplyDeleteLooks similar but 'the net' suggests the Thunderbird was an English Electric product.
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