Area 51 (near Swindon)

[xoggoth]

I bet it's connected to that strange glass edifice on a hill overlooking Cheltenham.

[conned tractor]

I bet it's connected to that strange glass edifice on a hill overlooking Cheltenham.

And that building in Birmingham with no windows.

[DimPrawn]

And that building in Birmingham with no windows.

You mean AtW's basement bedsit come server room?

[Benny]

What is the purpose of those square concreted areas arranged as twin triangles around the road?

[AtW]

You mean AtW's basement bedsit come server room?

[Churchill]

What is the purpose of those square concreted areas arranged as twin triangles around the road?

I assume you mean the old turning areas from when Welford had aircraft. RAF Welford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Old Greg]

I expect it leads to the underground headquarters of the Strategic Steam Reserve. Strategic steam reserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[TimberWolf]

From the Wiki (provided by Churchill above)

The access road from the M4 is enigmatically signposted "Works Unit Only", but has the distinctive Red Border of a Defence Establishment.

Enough to get the Prawn's nose twitching.

Today it is one of the largest ammunition compounds for the United States Air Force in Western Europe for heavy munitions.

Hmm, big bombs.

On 1 September 1955 RAF Welford was again re-opened as a logistics site attached to the Third Air Force [United States] and was to remain in that role for the next 40 years.

With the deactivation of 3rd Air Force on 26 May 2004, the unit reported to the 38th Combat Support Wing at Sembach Annex, Germany. The 38 CSW was in turn deactivated and replaced by the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury.
It is usually at its busiest when the US government deploys bombers to a forward air station at RAF Fairford. Due to the specialized use of Welford, a significant amount of its World War II configuration remains, with large numbers of loop dispersment pads remaining, its T-2 Hangars still in use, and much of the perimeter track. Many wartime buildings are still in use, including several configurations of nissen huts mixed in with modern buildings.

Yep, area 51, near, and under, Swindon.

[Mich the Tester]

It was catering assets btw, nothing interesting

Then it's obviously a biological weapons programme! Poisoned KFC chicken wings to drop on North Korea!

[BoredBloke]

Then it's obviously a biological weapons programme! Poisoned KFC chicken wings to drop on North Korea!

Surely in Korea it should be KFD - Korean Fried Dog