Kinloss Airfield, Sw Dispersal Site, L Type Aircraft Hangars
Air Raid Shelter (20th Century), Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Kinloss Airfield, Sw Dispersal Site, L Type Aircraft Hangars
Classification Air Raid Shelter (20th Century), Aircraft Hangar(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Raf Kinloss
Canmore ID 253212
Site Number NJ06SE 29.08
NGR NJ 06050 62447
NGR Description NJ 06050 62447 and NJ 06024 62598
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/253212
- Council Moray
- Parish Kinloss
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ06SE 29.08 06050 62447 and 06024 62598
Two 'L' type aircraft sheds (hangars) have been idenfied from RAF WW II oblique air photographs (NLA 3, 10-11, flown 23 February 1941) on the western perimeter of airfield adjacent to Kinloss Primary School. This type of hangar was built to a 1939 design by Teeside Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd to supplement aircraft storage. They measure 300ft by 167ft with a clear opening of 70ft.
The two hangars are shown on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital maps.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), January 2004
Two concrete L type aircraft hangars situated at the SW perimeter of the airfield. Both are grass covered, one in use as a vehicle repair shed the other for storage. The buildings have additions to allow the servicing of motor vehicles and general maintenance. At the W end of the southerly hangar is a small vehicle fuelling point and on the N side of this building one of the few surviving earth covered World War II period air-raid shelters.
The L shed was produced by the Teesside Birdge and Engineering Co. Ltd. and were mainly for aircraft storage and maintenance airfields. The sliding doors give a clearance of over 21m (70ft).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, AL), 5 May 2010
