Maps of Airfields

I'm lucky enough to live in an area with a number of WW2 airfields (both fighter and bomber).

Most of these have now been closed for years and are slowly disappearing.

I've numerous books on the history of the airfields, but can find no real good sources of maps of the airfields as they were during the war (i.e. tech site buildings etc).

Does anyone know of a source of maps/plans of these?

Thanks in advance.

 

u.k.airfields of ww2...
UK Control Tower & airfield photographs of WW2

 

Thanks for that Sniper46.

I had found that, but it doesn't realy give the whole picture of the airfields, just the towers.

Any other links?

 

try these..
Map of wartime airfields in England, Scotland and Wales

http://homepages.mcb.net/bones/06airfields/UK/ukmenu.htm

 

Try looking on Amazon or Abe Books for "Military Airfields" ISBN 0 907700 12 8 by Stevbe Willis and Barry Holliss. It has "full details and maps of 653 wartime sites of the rAF, Allied, RN and US Army Air Forces" Does it for me!

 

Thanks guys.

Will look that book up Icare9.

Looks like it will be handy.

 

Marlboro-
There's a great book called "The Archaeology of Airfields"-
The Archaeology of Airfields: Amazon.co.uk: Bob Clarke: Books
Then there's these guys who could help you-
The Airfield Information Exchange

 

Thanks Historian.

Some great info there.