What effect does development have on the heritage value of former RAF bases in England with special focus on RAF Perton?Adam Freeman
Royal Air Force Fairford (IATA code:FDD) is situated one and half miles away from Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. It is owned by the UK Ministry of Defence and operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF). Built on a 1,170-acre site, the FDD ...
In this way SAC could spread out its potential as a Soviet target by placing its short range B-47s, weapons, and personnel on a ring of overseas bases from Greenland to North Africa, of which Mildenhall was one.55th Air Refueling Squadron (April 1953 – June 1954) (KB-50, KB-29P)...
Veterans’ groups world over still celebrate the victory by gathering around the bases of the monuments and laying wreathes and flowers in memorial for those who paid the ultimate cost. This act of remembrance made even more important on the 70th Anniversary. However little recognition is given ...
After the fall of Belgrade to the German forces from bases in Romania (April 12), the remnant of the Yugoslav Army—whose only offensive, in northern Albania, had collapsed—was encircled in Bosnia. Its capitulation was signed, in Belgrade, on April17. In Greece, meanwhile, the Germans ...
years during which time it flew 296 missions and lost 131 B-17s in action. Typical of World War II airfields Ridgewell had three crossed runways, main runway of 6000 yards and two more of 4200 yards. This was a busy airfield and one of the main B17 bases in England. By Chris Smith...
I recently got my great uncle’s service record and have matched up the locations where he did his pilot training both in the UK and Southern Rhodeshia. I was wondering if anybody has descriptions of the various bases at the time he was posted at them or additional information on what wou...
Are these the type of clocks that would be found in RAF bases/locations ? You know about as much as I do at the moment. All I've been able to find on google is that Smiths made a lot of this type of clock, but produced a special "RAF" version around 1942. Most of what ...
The fixed bases were more comfortable. There were many other temporary bases which had been scattered across the United Kingdom. I flew 30 missions over Germany and occupied Europe. After 30 missions one earns a rest and can divert to teaching other pilots etc. However, I was interested in ...
It was in the 1st Air Division heavy bomber base area and more than fifty miles west of any other fighter bases. In spite of the reduced range of escort flights operating from such a westerly airfield, there does not appear to have been any attempt to move the Group to another site ...