I photographed these USAAF Control Towers at the IWM Duxford, Rattlesden, Virginia Beach and the NMoUSAF.
USAAF Control Tower: Groxhill
Built by the British and the first based to be handed over to USAAF in May 1942, and was first used by the 1st Fighter Group
Military Aviation Museum; Virginia Beach 2026
USAAF Control Tower: Duxford
Built by the British and handed over to USAAF in April 1943 for the 78th Fighter Group
Imperial War Museum, Duxford 2019
USAAF Control Tower: Rattlesden
Built by the British and handed over to USAAF in December 1943 for the 447th Bomb Group
447th BG Control Tower; Station 126
See more of the Rattlesden base buildings or photos from the 2019 447th BG Reunion
USAAF Tower
This tower was constructed in the Air Park on the museum grounds in 1995. It is an accurate reproduction of a standard 1942 Eighth Air Force control tower.