Published:
6:00 AM May 1, 2021
Group Captain Beck, the station commander of RAF Marham, speaks to contractors at work on demolishing the hangar
- Credit: SAC Craig Williams RAF
A historic aircraft hangar has been demolished as work continues to modernise Norfolk s main RAF base.
Number 1 Hangar at RAF Marham was built in the late 1930s and housed heavy bombers during the Second World War.
The structure, which most recently housed the RAF s Tornado jets, has now been demolished to make way for new accommodation for the F-35 Lightning stealth bomber.
Bricks from the demolition of the Hangar will be re-purposed and used in a heritage wall that will be built were the recently-removed Victor gate guardian stood. The aircraft was scrapped after no-one came forward to adopt it.
CULTURE FOCUS (HIDDEN GEMS): Extended monthly lecture series will last into summer
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For this week, Iâm pleased to include my fellow trustee at Wisbechâs Civic Society, Paul Eden, with this introduction to our next talk.
Since its formation in 1939, the Wisbech Society and Preservation Trust has helped promote and expand the townâs cultural life while remaining focused on its primary mission âto stimulate local interest in the preservation of the architectural beauty of the town and to encourage the creation of good modern buildings that generations to come will consider worthy of preservationâ.
The winter lecture series has become a regular Society feature, enjoyed by members and visitors alike.