[GreenKeys] Fwd: That's not a RTTY station........

[Dave Wade]

Folks,

 

I think older aircraft needed to be closer to the wind for take off and landing, and as a result most WWII Airfields had that layout. This one is now a motor racing circuit

 

 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croft+Circuit/@54.4555874,-1.5652356,1986m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croft+Circuit/@54.4555874,-1.5652356,1986m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1

 

but two of the runways can clearly be seen, the third is harder t see….

 

Dave

G4UGM

 

 

From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net <greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Chuck
Sent: 24 January 2020 22:10
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Fwd: That's not a RTTY station........

 

If you look at Stead Airfield out north of Reno, NV.  I has about the same layout, it was used for WW2 B-25 training so that must have been a "standard" layout at the time.

 

Chuck

N7UVZ

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From: Keith Lueck <mailto:kwlueck at swbell.net>  

To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>  ; E. <mailto:hanyou at xsmail.com>  

Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 1:51 PM

Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Fwd: That's not a RTTY station........

 

Right across the road from what used to be a pretty large set of runways.  That three runway configuration was apparently a common design for air defenses during WWII.  I imagine the receiver might've been related, or maybe the gov't just already owned the land...  There's an airport in central Missouri that has the same layout and is now a general aviation field - two runways are still used, but the third was left to the elements and is pretty much toast.  It was supposedly put there so that planes could take off and be at cruising altitude by the time they got to St. Louis to defend the munitions plants there.  Looks a lot like the one in this satellite view.  This one probably would've been good for defending Lincoln, Sioux City, Omaha, or all three...  

 

On Friday, January 24, 2020, 3:07:28 PM CST, E. <hanyou at xsmail.com <mailto:hanyou at xsmail.com> > wrote: 

 

 


Found the receiver:...

https://goo.gl/maps/ngKwJiQykkctpfgK7 


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