WWII Cheshire: RNAS Stretton, VHF Homing beacon
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WWII Cheshire: RNAS Stretton, VHF Homing beacon
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 28 Jun 2019
Used as a navigational aid for returning aircraft to the airfield, this small brick building would have housed direction finding equipment. The concrete roof supports a wooden lattice tower having an access ladder for maintenance of the radio antenna. Quite amazing that it's still standing after all these years, although unsurprisingly the wood does appear visibly weathered. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.361323
Longitude
-2.530536