military base

History Thurleigh (pronounced "thur-lie") was built for RAF Bomber Command in 1940 by W & C French Ltd. 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Thurleigh on farmland between the farms of Buryfields, Bletsoe Park, Manor, and Whitwickgreen. It was eventually modified to Air Ministry Class A...

This is one of the pumping stations for Operation Pluto built in 1944 to supply oil and fuel to the UK military across the Channel. I came across this site while out cycling, but only actually found one of the smaller buildings, possibly an office, and a generator room. After having a look on...

I don’t post to much on here because it’s all been done before but this was truly amazing First a bit of history.... During the second world war the general Franco and their Nazi allied arranged to invade Gibraltar.At the same time Churchill arranged to invade the Canary Islands. this...