RAF Wyton Photographic Factory April 2016

[mookster]

This was a little bonus explore tacked onto the end of the day as it's just down the road from Houghton Grange. I wouldn't normally give something like this a look but I wanted to bump my dreadful explore count for the year up one more, and it's actually a very special building.​

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During the Cold War it was home of the Bomber Command Strategic Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, who flew over the Iron Curtain on missions to take thousands of aerial photographs which were later developed and analysed in the building. After the end of the Cold War the unique building and it's unique purpose was deemed surplus to requirements and shut down.​

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It's a total wreck with every kind of damage you could think of, my friend turned his nose up at it so I gave it a quick run-through of the parts that weren't pitch black just to say I'd been there more than anything, as it's a shame such a small but important part of Cold War history has been forgotten.​

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Thanks for looking :wink:​

 

[klempner69]

Another new one to me..I would say it was well worth doing.

 

[Perjury Saint]

Nice decay in ere

 

[Urbexbandoned]

Some lovely decay. I do wonder why you are so worried about your explore count mate. Just do it for the fun of it

 

[hamtagger]

Needs a demo ball this one but nicely shot mate  

 

[jones-y-gog]

Worth it for some ace corridor shots