Surprising how these Nissen huts have survived 80-odd years considering that they were made of corrugated iron. Quite a place. Thanks for the tour and aerial video. Nick.
Excellent video Trevor! I spent many hours as a kid with my dad flying my model aircraft there, and in later years teaching my then girlfriend to drive. RAF Metheringham is said to be haunted by the spirit of Katherine Bystock, who was a local girl killed on the back of her RAF boyfriend's motorbike when they crashed on the eastern perimeter track after skidding on some loose gravel. Thumbs up from a fellow DJI Mini 2 and Mavic Air 2 pilot.
THANK YOU for the guided tour. One of the Lancaster bombers PB304 based at Metheringham crashed and exploded in Salford, Greater Manchester on 30th July 1944. It had been sent out on a bombing mission to support the Allied Invasion, but cloud cover over the target meant that it had to return to base. It could not jettison its bomb load over the Channel because of Allied shipping there. so it was ordered to do a wide sweep over Blackpool. As it passed over Salford it lost height and in an effort to land on playing fields it hit the bank of the River Irwell and its bombs exploded killing the 7 man crew. There is a memorial to these men at Agecroft Cemetery, Salford. Every year on the nearest Sunday to 30th July, members of the Friends of Salford Cemeteries Trust hold a memorial Service by this memorial.
Thanks Trevor for another great video, Metheringham was just down the road from where i worked at RAF DIGBY near the village of Scopwick, which is ironic as the village of Digby is further south ! RAF Digby or RAF Scopwick as it was first named then changed to Digby is also interesting historically, however i doubt you will ever get access to the site as its highly sensitive with the role it plays in intelligence collection for GCHQ.
Has anyone noticed how relatively neat and tidy the brickwork is in these wartime structures, compared to some you see today? Given these building were usually built around the time WW2 began, it is surprising to see that pride in workmanship still prevailed... Although I have read that many Irish builders and labourers were sometimes employed to build these airfields, as the Irish Republic was neutral during WW2, because many able bodied Englishmen had been conscripted, and had gone off to do their bit for King & Country.....
Great video, esp the drone shots. These wartime sites have such atmosphere and historic value. Amazing so many door frames still attached. These were all designed and intended as temporary structures, now 80 + years old in all elements. Thanks.
It's amazing how many of these nissen huts do actually stand the test of time. As you say they were only meant to be temporary. I'm so pleased you enjoy my videos. 👍
