I will return, but will be seeking official permission to do so. There are aspects about this site that I hadn’t realized and there are serious ramifications about being seen walking around it.

OK, serious stuff over with, here's what we missed, or should be there:

Station Headquarters
Operations Block
Station Armoury
Guardhouse
The three other hangers
MT Vehicle Sheds
Social Club
Crazy Golf Course (remember to take a putter and a golf ball)
Type 'Q' Barracks
Main bomb store (on the otherside of the runway)
Water tower/Boiler House #1
Water tower/Boiler House #2
Parachute Stores
Drying Towers
Photographic Block (although I've already done the one at Wyton)
Battle Headquarters
Gym
Squash Courts

"Just wanted to tell you that I surfed to your pic gallery of RAF Upwood. It broke my heart to see the state the place is in. I was stationed there 91 - 93 with the USAF as an instructor. I was actually the last USAF person there and handed the keys over to the buildings which were beautiful when we left them.

Thanks for the memories though - it was without a doubt the best assignment I've ever had in the Air Force and am sorry to see the buildings I remember so well being in such bad shape. The Officer's Mess was our dormitory for students. We actually conducted classes in a large, renovated building in front of the parade ground - don't think I saw any pics of that on your site or at least I didn't recognize them.

Anyway, I remembered the "lush green carpet" well from the Officer's Mess and the room where the fireplace was where we took class pictures. I have a few in my possession now. I even remember the day we had that installed which was roughly 1991 (I think)."

John Hancock, MSgt, USAF
Shaw Air Force Base, SC USA

"I went to school at Upwood from 1992 to 1993, when I was 10-11 years old. My father was in the USAF and our family was stationed at RAF Alconbury. A few of the buildings at Upwood were used as an elementary school campus. Some of my fondest childhood memories were from my time spent at Upwood."

"Many of the buildings you visited were not part of the elementary school, except for the Dining Room. That was our cafeteria. The parade ground was our recess/playground area. We also used the gym, and at least once used parts of the runway to run laps and do sprints."

"If you ever do visit Upwood again, I would really appreciate being able to see some of the buildings on the north side of the base. The two H-shaped buildings (D1-F1 on your map) were where my classes were. I believe the two Type 'Q' barracks on the opposite side of the parade ground (F4-F6) were classrooms for younger kids, and the H-shaped building in between them housed the school's administration offices. Those are the only buildings I remember being part of the school."

"I had no idea that the base closed soon after we left. It is heartbreaking to see the buildings rotting away in such disrepair, but I really do appreciate being able to see the place again." - Kim