Volume: Various contracts for the Admiralty at Yeovilton, Ford, Lossiemouth, Anthorn and Culdrose.

Date:
1943 - 1957
Location:
Raf Ford Airfield, Ford Aerodrome, Ford, Arun, West Sussex
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Rnas Anthorn, Hms Nuthatch, Bowness, Allerdale, Cumbria
Rnas Yeovilton, Yeovilton, South Somerset, Somerset
Reference:
JLP01/01/003
Type:
Volume containing Photographic material
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Description

Album of black and white prints labelled, 'Aerodromes: Admiralty', showing John Laing and Son's work for the Admiralty at Yeovilton, Ford, Lossiemouth, Anthorn and Culdrose. Included within the album are Royal Naval official aerial oblique shots of airfield at Culdrose, images documenting the poor working and weather conditions at Anthorn during the Second World War, details of mechanical handling of cement at Lossiemouth and images of excavating and laying the runway at Yeovilton in the 1950s.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph Album: 1

Rights

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Keywords

Mid 20th Century Military Airfield, Aerial View, Military, Second World War