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Hidden : 6/25/2012

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RAF Hideout

First in a line of caches !! this is my 2nd series of walks through some stunning countryside in Bassettlaw.Those who have done my Langold to letwell series know i can be devious!!

The story of RAF Worksop began in July 1942 when the Air ministry requisitioned land from the Osberton Estate. The airfield was one of 93 built by construction company George Wimpey & Co. under the 680 General Construction Company, Royal Engineers and was designed as a 'Class A' bomber base with three intersecting runways. Wimpeys first fully built base was at RAF Great Rissington in 1936 and they also constructed RAF Biggin Hill, RAF Northolt, RAF Leuchars, RAF Lulsgate and RAF Tangmere. The cost of building an airfield varied dramatically for example their construction fees for RAF Gamston were £468,000, RAF Waddington £360,000 whilst RAF Snitterfield cost a staggering £1,147,000. Buildings consisted of a two storey 12779/41 type Watch Office (control tower) with roof access which was later modified to 343/43 type with medium sized windows, two 240ft long by 115ft wide T2 aircraft hangars with 36 spectacle hardstandings for heavy bombers and accommodation built north-east of the airfield along Thievesdale Lane for the RAF and WAAF personnel. The Type D pattern High Explosive bomb stores/rolling dumps (567/43 or 1212/43) for the airfield were located south-west of East Thievesdale Wood straddling the road. There would have also been blast banks to protect the aircrews outside the dumps from injury if there was an explosion. There would have also been a fuse store and fuel storage facilities