Montrose Airfield, Building 141, Bellman Hangar
Aircraft Hangar (20th Century)
Site Name Montrose Airfield, Building 141, Bellman Hangar
Classification Aircraft Hangar (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Montrose Air Station
Canmore ID 252025
Site Number NO75NW 31.19
NGR NO 71894 59501
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/252025
- Council Angus
- Parish Montrose
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO75NW 31.19 71894 59501
Bellman type aircraft hangar built to a 1937 design. Standard transportable hangar designed to an Air Ministry specification by N S Bellman and manufactured by Wrightson and Co, at the Teesdale Iron Works, Thornaby.
The hangars could be supplied in two lengths and later versions were supplied with steel-framing and steel-clad doors.
This Bellman replaced a 1916 design Royal Flying Corps general service shed (Belfast Truss) destroyed by enemy action on October 25th 1940.
The replacement hangar is visible on a RAF WW II vertical air photograph (D309, 5258, flown 9 July 1941) and on the postwar series (106G/Scot/UK 142, 2126-2127, flown 11 July 1946). A second Belfast Truss was destroyed in the same action and was replaced Bellman hangar, which is visible on the air photographs at c.NO 7198 5963.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2005
This hangar remains in situ and is in use.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), 20 December 2006
