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I was told that this building was a flight simulator (Lynx Trainer?). Photographed just before demolition.
Picture added on 12 August 2007
I dont know what it was, but when i was about 4 or 5 in 1975 some other boys and i climbed in, it was a dark and empty space, they they left me in there and ran off, i was quite scared. I lived at 10 Post Office Houses at the time.
Added by Chris Fotheringhame on 20 September 2008
The flight simulator housed in this building was called a LINK Trainer. See also picture #6643, picture #8678 and picture #12936.
Anonymous comment added on 20 September 2008
This building was not used to house a Link Trainer. Mr Cyril Parks, who worked at Hatston as a Clerk of works tells me that this is just a myth that grew with time. The building was in fact involved with parachutes, and the Liink Trainer building was situated further out on Crowness Road.
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Added by Sandy on 21 November 2011
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