SILLOTH AERODROME FROM THE AIR

Through The Eyes Of The Luftwaffe!

The key to the numbers (rough translation!) on this photograph is given below the image. German-speakers can read the codes written on the image directly beneath the photograph.

Photograph courtesy of Clarence Postlethwaite, Workington.

How the Luftwaffe viewed Silloth aerodrome in 1941.

1   3 Aircraft hangars, about 90 x 50M.
1a   1 Aircraft hangar under construction.
2   1 Aircraft repair hangar, about 90 x 50M.
3   1 Boiler house
4   1 Engine test-house.
5   Control tower.
6   Living quarters.
7   Row of houses.
8   Runways.
9   10 Small gun emplacements.


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