Report - GPSS Fuel Storage Depot - Islip - July 2013

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Islip Fuel Depot

This is one of a backlog of reports to post. Visited with TBM.

History stolen from another report:

The site first opened in the 1930's as an RAF reserve fuel depot with a capacity of around 6500 tons. After the war the site was taken over by Esso as a fuel dispersal depot, it was expanded in the 1960's and in the late 1960's 60 wagons a day would enter the depot, 30 in the morning and 30 in the afternoon. Esso closed the site in 1969, It was then partly used to supply jet fuel to RAF Upper Heyford as the pipeline stretched out to the village of somerton which is next to the airbase. This is supported by markings on slop tanks identifing US classification for Jet fuel. The pumps have been quiet since the late 80's early 90's which coinsides with the base's closer in 1994.

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