Originally Posted by
Innominate
When I was at RAE (1982-84) Q shed housed the RAE Gliding and Aero Clubs, and a couple of Sea Vixens which I think were for apprentice training. I remember the adjoininng blister which we used as a workshop and had a phone with which got the daily forecast from a Stonehenge number. I was very disappointed that the met person never answered with "Chief Druid speaking"! I don't remember the Blister having a formal name.
The blister next to 'Q' Shed was used by the glding club in latter years before being demolished.
'Stonehenge' was, I think, the exchange covering Boscombe Down so you were talking to the forecaster there as Farnborough's own met office was only contracted for mon-fri 8-5.