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Old 27th May 2016, 11:16
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As an aside, the TWR at Gove was built to a standard design and assembled on site. The internal cabin fitout was never fully completed. The console etc is probably still in there, as it would have been assembled in situ and wouldn't fit down the stairs. The TWR was prefabricated, but could not be economically defabricated. In my later capacity with the airport operator, we approached many potential users, but in the end, we basically couldn't give it away, even as scrap, as transport costs ex Gove were too high. Initially the overlying ATC VHF and UHF radio gear were in its equipment room, but they were eventually transferred to the Satellite Comms site, and Airservices then pretty much gave all their no longer required buildings to the local council. Myself and another bloke stripped all the racks and wiring out of the equipment rooms of the TWR and FSU and the space was let as offices to charter operators.
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