Inside “Magic Mountain” – The Secret Cold War Bunker

Inside “Magic Mountain” – The secret Cold War bunker

“Magic Mountain”, otherwise known as the Avionics Building at RAF Alconbury, is a Grade II listed concrete bunker complex in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. RAF Alconbury was constructed just prior to the outbreak of WWII to serve as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton. Following the United States joining the war effort, the runways were extended to accommodate heavy bomber groups from the 8th United States Army Air Force – such…

Alconbury Weald secret military bunker opens for Cold War week

The former underground fort handled US spy plane data.