433 Squadron (RCAF) 6 Group, Skipton-on-Swale Station Watch Office

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The photograph at left was created by David Hebert in 2003 and comes from an excellent site dedicated to the study of World War 2 airfields in Great Britain. The site is created by Robert Truman. In his introduction, Mr. Truman speaks of the Control Tower or Watch Tower which is the heart of flying operations. During WW2, the congestion of planes, weather conditions and industrial smog made flying conditions dangerous and stressful for Crew and Controllers alike.

The photograph at left was created by Steve Bond in 1992 and comes from the same excellent site described above.

The photograph at left was created by Mike Seaman in 2002 and shows the control tower, the Nissen Hut that served as one of the Mess Halls and an unidentified building.

Click here to see some of the history of the landowner who farms the land at Skipton-on-Swale base. His efforts to work around the buildings has preserved memories for many families in the last sixty years.

 

We applaud the efforts of Mr. Truman to preserve these images before this heritage is lost. Link to site: http://www.controltowers.co.uk or click here