Originally Posted by
FlightlessParrot
In those fine photographs, some edifices are captioned as "Aeroplane Sheds" rather than hangars. The photos are all from the same site, but there does seem to be a difference in construction. Was there really an official item "Shed, Aeroplane, for the parking of"?
Hangar (French) = Large Shed (English)
I have worked in quite a few - some known locally as 'Blah Blah Hangar' and some known as 'Blah Blah Shed'.
EG at Dunsfold the Easternmost Hangar was always known as the 'Black Hangar' (Modified T2 type Hangar),The Westernmost Hangar was always known as the 'Flight Shed'.
On some airfields they were usually referred to just by number,so at one A/F we used to say - ''just going over to 168'' (1934 C type) or ''just going over to 45'' (Double Bay GS Shed which had been reroofed).
Of course the 'Black Hangar' at Dunsfold was still referred to as such even years after it had been repainted Green
