2026-04-05T16:46:32+01:0012,4377415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects1183878887AIRCRAFT COMPONENTSYMachinery and equipment used in the manufacture of aircraft.77P11460162554AIRCRAFT CRASH SITEYA site which is known, or believed to be, where an aircraft crashed. It is an offence to interfere with the wreckage of crashed military aircraft without a licence (Protection of Military Remains Act 1986). Index with AIRCRAFT TYPE where known.1P685891016AIRCRAFT ENGINE FACTORYYA factory where aircraft engines are assembled.1P685991017AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING SITENSites used for the manufacture of aircraft.1P453169049AIRCRAFT FACTORYYA factory where aircraft are assembled.1P521070212AIRCRAFT HANGARYA structure used for the housing and servicing of aircraft.1P10506140479AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TRANSPORTABLE)YAn aircraft hangar designed to be moved from site to site as necessary.1P10390140163AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A)YA permanent military RAF aircraft hangar type, designed in 1924. It features a steel frame (with longitudinal ridge and valley trusses for the roof) reinforced concrete and brick infilling for the walls. Typically 122 foot span by 249 foot in length.1P10512140485AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A1)YAn aircraft hangar built to Air Ministry design. Mainly constructed on aircraft factory aerodromes.1P10513140486AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A2)YAn aircraft hangar built to Air Ministry design number 454/43. Mainly constructed on aircraft factory aerodromes1P10514140487AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B)YAircraft hangars designed by T. Bedford Consulting Engineers to meet the requirement to repair damaged heavy bombers in situ on their airfields.1P10377140128AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B1)YA large type of military repair hangar mainly used on WWII bomber bases, constructed using steel stanchions and clad in corrugated iron. B 1 hangars were part of a series of prefabricated buildings intended to supplement existing hangars on bases.1P10515140488AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B2)YAn aircraft hangar designed by T. Bedford Consulting Engineers usually erected on aircraft factory sites rather than operational airfields.1P10360140099AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE C)YA type of large steel framed aircraft hangar introduced by the Royal Air Force in its Expansion Period with a number of designs between 1934 and 1939, to accomodate heavy bombers.1P10483140389AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE D)YA military storage aircraft hangar built in the late 1930s. It comprises a semicircular concrete structure with reinforced concrete columns, featuring a curved roof and straight walls.1P10484140390AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE E)YA military storage aircraft hangar designed in 1937. It has a curved profile and is constructed from steel ribs supporting a concrete skin. The roof is covered with earth and turf.1P10414140209Aircraft Hangar (Type H)N1N10402140191AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE J)YA large steelframed military aircraft hangar designed in 1939, intended for aircraft maintenance on operational stations. It includes side annexes for workshops and offices, provided with a large number of windows. The annexes are of brick or concrete.1P10472140346AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE K)YA type of large permanent military aircraft hangar with a curved steel frame and storage annexes on its side used in World War II. It was intended for storage purposes on Aircraft Storage Unit stations.1P10409140201AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE L)YA curved military aircraft hangar produced in 1939. The frame is steel which is then clad with steel sheeting and reinforced concrete and typically covered with a thin layer of concrete, earth and turf.1P10842143540AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE S)YA small transportable hangar built by the Teesdie Bridge and Engineering Company. Mainly used on RNAS airfields for folding wing aircraft.1P10507140480AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T)YA temporary, steel-framed transportable hangar developed by Teesside Bridge and Engineering Company to replace the obsolete Bellman hangars.1P10382140137AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T1)YA type of steel framed transportable British military aircraft hangar developed from 1941onwards. The hangar had a steel frame, some versions used commercially available sheeting for cladding. It was similar to but smaller than the arcraft hangar type T2.1P10371140115AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T2)YA type of temporary military aircraft hangar introduced in 1940; of steel welded and bolted construction typically clad in galvanized corrugated iron sheets. The T2 became the standard temporary hangar for the RAF in World War Two.1P10422140225AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T3)YA steel framed transportable hangar similar in construction to Type T2 but about half the size. Designed in 1941 and 1942.1P10516140489AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE VR1)Y1P10517140490AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE VR2)Y1P11421160507Aircraft Landing GroundN1N11461162555AIRCRAFT LEVEL CROSSINGYA level crossing designed to allow the passage of aircraft to and from a runway which has a railway or road running through it.1P10804143443AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE UNITYSite used for the maintenance of aircraft.1P