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Milltown Airfield, T2 Transportable Shed
Air Raid Shelter (Second World War), Aircraft Hangar (Second World War), Military Airfield Site (Second World War)
Site Name Milltown Airfield, T2 Transportable Shed
Classification Air Raid Shelter (Second World War), Aircraft Hangar (Second World War), Military Airfield Site (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Jointure; Home Standard T2
Canmore ID 290465
Site Number NJ26NE 15.01
NGR NJ 26409 65139
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/290465
- Council Moray
- Parish Urquhart
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26NE 15.01 26409 65139
A T2 type A transportable (cranked sheeting) shed (aircraft hangar) stands on the S perimeter of the airfield in what was the technical area. The hangar was built to design number 3653/42, 'Home Standard T2'.
The hangar was designed to allow for the greater size of aircraft being introduced by 1941 and superseded the Bellman type hangar. Produced as a result of collaboration between the Air Ministry and the Teeside Bridge and Engineering Company, the hangars were prefabricated units of welded-and-bolted construction.
The hangar was used by the Department of the Environment (DoE) for storage, but is now in use for Heavy Goods Vehicle training.
There was a second aircraft hangar at Milltown, a B1 type situated on the W side of the perimeter (NJ 26420 66244), and both this and the extant building are visible on vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 169, 3305-3306 and 5327-5328, flown 26 August 1946).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), 29 August 2007
Note (11 May 2022)
The Pillbox Study Group reports at least sixteen blast shelters within and around the former airfield buildings and hanger. The blast shelters have all been removed but where located at NJ 2608 6500, NJ 2612 6500, NJ 2611 6508, NJ 2620 6500, NJ 2620 6506, NJ 2619 6508, NJ 2621 6509, NJ 2622 6512, NJ 2618 6515, NJ 2614 6514, NJ 2624 6507, NJ 2630 6508, NJ 2638 6516, NJ 2643 6517, NJ 2646 6512 and NJ 2640 6511.
Information from Pillbox Study Group to HES 11 May 2022
