Report - RAF Coningsby Weapons Store

[Bikin Glynn]

Coningsby has an interesting history, the airfield was home to the battle of Britain memorial flight & the 619 dambusters squadron no less.
The main site is still live & home to typhoon jets which were operational during our visit & its indescribable how loud these were closely overhead.

Anyway the weapons store are very much abandoned & I cant find much history on this, it was essentially a "off site" store for ammunition & bombs to help protect personnel on the base.

Know its not new but did this one with my lad & thoroughly enjoyed it so thought I would share.
Oh its a bit pic heavy again sorry!

IMG_0807 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0819 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0826 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0852 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0831 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0862 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0843 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0865 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0872 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0893 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0883 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0922 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0930 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0936 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0949 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0945 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0927 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0920 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0918 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0905 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0871 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0810 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0885 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0954 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

Thanks For Looking

 

[Calamity Jane]

Lovely snaps there. Worth being pic heavy. : Fantastic mix with the b&w

 

[HughieD]

Really nice set mate. No need to apologise for it being pic heavy!

 

[Olkka]

Looks like a high quality derp, Conningsby is where they do the Battle of Britain memorial flight from if i'm not mistaken!

 

[Brewtal]

That’s really nice mate, I really enjoyed my visit here years back despite missing half of the place, most of it was locked up tight. Really nice mix of pics there.

 

[mookster]

Looks like a high quality derp, Conningsby is where they do the Battle of Britain memorial flight from if i'm not mistaken!

It is indeed, there was a Spitfire flying around overhead when I was there a year or so ago which is one of my favourite exploring memories of all time.

 

[trikey]

I like that a lot

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Lovely snaps there. Worth being pic heavy. : Fantastic mix with the b&w

Thanks, I like to mix it up a bit

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Looks like a high quality derp, Conningsby is where they do the Battle of Britain memorial flight from if i'm not mistaken!

It is indeed!

That’s really nice mate, I really enjoyed my visit here years back despite missing half of the place, most of it was locked up tight. Really nice mix of pics there.

I still missed the mobile control unit Iv seen in other reports doh!

It is indeed, there was a Spitfire flying around overhead when I was there a year or so ago which is one of my favourite exploring memories of all time.

Wow it was pretty awesome with the jets but that would of been amazing

 

[mikecawood]

Coningsby has an interesting history, the airfield was home to the battle of Britain memorial flight & the 619 dambusters squadron no less.
The main site is still live & home to typhoon jets which were operational during our visit & its indescribable how loud these were closely overhead.

Anyway the weapons store are very much abandoned & I cant find much history on this, it was essentially a "off site" store for ammunition & bombs to help protect personnel on the base.

Know its not new but did this one with my lad & thoroughly enjoyed it so thought I would share.
Oh its a bit pic heavy again sorry!

IMG_0807 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0819 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0826 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0852 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0831 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0862 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0843 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0865 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0872 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0893 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0883 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0922 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0930 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0936 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0949 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0945 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0927 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0920 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0918 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0905 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0871 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0810 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0885 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

IMG_0954 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr

Thanks For Looking

Great photos. Such a shame it closed.

 

[rwalton159]

Fantastic.
Thank you for posting

 

[xplorer.x]

Still yet to do this one. The blue control panel catches my eye.