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Whilst in the area on a "Cold War" Weekend UE, We took up the offer of a "Behind the Wire Tour" from the nice chaps from Bentwaters Cold War Museum. Myself and BK did the rounds
A lot of industry now ocupies quite a considerable part of the old base, but this industry is varied from aircraft restoration companys to potato harvesting in the once hardened aircraft shelters.
However a lot still remains of Bentwaters and its previous use
On with the show
This huge Marconi array radar is privatly owned and is being restored by some chaps from an electronics company. Very nice too
We managed to get into the control tower but it was mostly stripped out of original kit, so we moved on to the Special weapons Bomb Stores.
The armoured pillbox at the entrance still looks foreboding, the gates still worked and swung back as we entered the security check point!
Once inside we had a good look around but the best view was from the watch tower, only thing was it shook quite badly as I climbed the stairs to the top, and I wasnt sure if it was safe or not
The only way is up
Once "Top Side" the views were spectacular and I had a Pano! of the whole area
The bomb stores laid out below me!
After we had looked around the Bomb Store, we wondered over to the 92 TFS, Squadron building for some A-10 Wall art
Then on for a tour of some lovely aircraft that was nicely sitting in a HAS Shelter
With the klaxon sounding the doors rolled back to reveal this ex RAF Jaguar
I was nearly wetting my pants Just what the doctor ordered
Not to far away we also came across some more Jaguar's in various states of decay/repair?
Next was onto one of the fuel dumps
Overgrown and out of use since 1992 nature is slowly reclaiming back her land!
Loads more pics here of our visit:
http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/i...IRE/?start=all
And our original report of the Battle Command Centre can be read here:
http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthr...ght=BENTWATERS
Thanks for looking