Former RAF Usworth
United Kingdom /
England /
Boldon /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Boldon
World / United Kingdom / England
Second World War 1939-1945, military, historical layer / disappeared object
This was a Hugo Junkers movable hangar construction with lamella layout. It was often confused with the geodetic construction of Barnes Wallis. The hangar was demolished in 2003.
www.geocities.com/hjunkers/ju_who_hj.htm
www.newcomen.com/excerpts/lamella/index.htm
www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/usworth.html
archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2004/3/8/59375.html
www.geocities.com/hjunkers/ju_who_hj.htm
www.newcomen.com/excerpts/lamella/index.htm
www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/usworth.html
archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2004/3/8/59375.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Usworth
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°55'5"N 1°28'44"W
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