RAF Wittering: Nuclear bomb loading crane

The Nuclear bomb loading crane at RAF Wittering is a Grade II listed structure made of rolled I-section steel joists and corrugated iron sheet. This fixed gantry crane spans the access road and features two tripod frame columns made of rolled steel joists, which are reinforced with diagonal and horizontal angle-iron stiffeners. At the top of each tripod, a heavier-section RSJ runway beam connects them and supports a travelling electrical hoist. The hoist is housed in a cube-shaped casing clad with corrugated iron sheet, which is open at the bottom and towards the runway beam. The crane has a very shallow gabled roof and a triangular steel outrigger at the bottom. Additionally, a lighting gantry is fixed to the upper surface of the runway beam, and the electrical control box is attached near the base of one of the tripod legs.