later community reforms are not taken into account). Aug 1991-Apr 1991. Fryer joined the RAF in hopes of becoming a pilot on Oct. 9, 1977. . Beverley C.I XB284 of 47 Squadron based at RAF Abingdon, c. 1957. In particular I'm looking for photos showing the following: RAF Wildenrath. The base was named after the village of Brggen, the nearest rail depot. The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom was a true multi-role combat aircraft. Almost certainly from the well-known (at the time) Peter Sellers parody of US travelogues "Bal-ham, Gateway to the South", likewise done in a ludicrous US accent. 1 Group . Wildenrath airfield (Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath, also known as RAF Wildenrath, in German: Fliegerhorst Wildenrath, ICAO: EDUW) was an airfield close to the German-Dutch border. RFDC 85 Official FDC, 75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Station Northolt British Forces 2260 . With RAF Station Wildenrath in Germany I have come to the end of this presentation of the "overseas" RAF Stations. RAF El Adem was also a major staging post for aircraft heading to the Middle East and Far East. The Squadron Headquarters moved from RAF Wildenrath to Laarbruch in June 1992 and is located in Compound 116 as are the rest of the Royal Signals personnel on the Station. Lightning 2A of 19 Squadron, Gutersloh, at low level 24 The list of American military locations in Northern Germany lists all military facilities of American units in Northern Germany (areas NORTHAG / 2ATAF and LANDJUT), both closed and still existing. It is on sale for 15 to members or 20 for non-members. . Royal Air Force Waddington (RAF Waddington) is a Royal Air Force station located 6.8 km south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire and 21.4 km north east of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. Location: South of the M4. <06/41 to 08/41 . . The squadron operated as a medium bomber squadron, with QRA capability, throughout 1964 Stationed at: RAF Coningsby (Lincolnshire)02/11/1964: Moved to RAF Cottesmore (Rutland) RAF COTTESMORE- read more - Role Medium bomber squadron, equipped for high altitude strategic bombing (changed to low level in February) Command Coningsby Wing, V Force, No. RAF Harperhill Buxton: IAN ANDERSON would like to contact: FRANK BETT and KEITH MITCHELL who served there with him in 1958 / 59 and anyone else who served there. Air Vice-Marshal George Phillip Black CB OBE AFC RAF (Rtd) was a British Royal Air Force pilot, a senior Royal Air Force officer in the 1970s and 1980s and a Commandant Royal Observer Corps. Station Commander and OC Ops Wing . Some aircraft were configured as 'mild mannered' VIP and communications aircraft shuttling equipment and military personnel around Western Europe. 10.99. The first few months were spent in ITS (Initial . James Pelly-Fry100% (1/1) In January 1942 Wing Commander James Pelly-Fry took over as commanding officer. Hours before this the hooter had sounded at RAF Wildenrath (the Phantom FGR2 base) in the early hours of the morning for a station exercise. It was made up of 4 Sqn plant spray-painted per RAF vehicles). Its wingspan was 8 feet and 6 inches greater than the Prince's and the maximum weight increased by nearly 3,000 pounds. (Station Commander, RAF Scampton). As Station Commander, Fryer . xx Jan 1952 Gp Capt J E Johnson . Wing Commander Robert Cook, Station Commander RAF Brampton/Wyton/Henlow handed over the log book, Form 700 to Colonel Neale Moss OBE, Station Commander Wattisham Flying Station. I played for the station football team and I would like to track down a few old buddies from the RAF police and the station football team. The Tornado chief who served in Iraq Rocky was one of RAF's most experienced & . The Royal Air Force Museum Laarbruch would be delighted to hear from you. Royal Air Force. Monica was one of the first residents there. RAF Wildenrath, RAF Brggen, and RAF Laarbruch were physically close to each other, and came under the auspices of NATO 's Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2ATAF). RAF Croydon 30 Aug 1939 Flt Lt Cooper (Camp Commandant) 24 Nov 1939 Flt Lt Hawker (Camp Commandant) RAF Hendon 1 Dec 1927 Wg Cdr D S K Crosbie * 1 Dec 1928 Sqn Ldr L H Slatter (Temp) 7 Jan 1929 Wg Cdr W J Y Guilfoyle * 1 Mar 1933 Gp Capt R Leckie * 2 Jul 1935 Wg Cdr C C Miles 6 Jun 1937 Wg Cdr E I Bussell 11 Nov 1937 Sqn Ldr H K Goode (Temporary) 1945-1993 The Royal Air Force Historical Society Seminar held jointly with Defence Studies (RAF) at The Joint Services Command and Staff College, Bracknell on 9 December 1998. The former Royal Air Force Germany ( RAFG) was a command of the Royal Air Force and part of British Forces Germany. Coming forward to the early/mid 60's he was again posted to Germany, RAF Wildenrath, by that time I had joined the Army did . Ldr. The squadron operated as a medium bomber squadron, with QRA capability, throughout 1964 Stationed at: RAF Coningsby (Lincolnshire)02/11/1964: Moved to RAF Cottesmore (Rutland) RAF COTTESMORE- read more - Role Medium bomber squadron, equipped for high altitude strategic bombing (changed to low level in February) Command Coningsby Wing, V Force, No. Cricket semi final . 13 February 1970 Philympia RAF Wildenrath FDC, 5d stamp only, Forces Post Office 50 cds. DFC, AFC. (No. Station The first entry in the classified Operations Log Book F540 reads: 15th October 1954 - Royal Air Force Station Laarbruch, formed under the Command of HQ No 2 Group, 2 ATAF (Allied Tactical Air Force) opened, Station Commander Group Captain G.W. Wednesday 5th December at the Brunei Community Centre, RAFC Cranwell, was a service of carols and readings organised by the Station Chaplains. Loughborough Grammar School List of aviators by nickname RAF Tangmere Tony Gaze Barrow upon Soar RAF Regiment 100% (1/1) Royal Air Force Regimentfield squadronRegiment 2 THE RAF IN GERMANY 1945-1993 . 10.99 plus shipping. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment, RAF Laarbruch Commander Sqn Ldr Dipper. He was made a CBE on 1st January 1960 and a CB on 12th June 1965. It was 24th January 1961 when I arrived at RAF St. Athan in South Wales to be trained as an Aircraft Propulsion Technical Mechanic for the next 18 months. It was the first of four 'Clutch' air bases of the British air forces in Germany (RAF Germany) during the Cold War. Douai School No. L Troop, the Airfield Signals Troop for Laarbruch. . In 1953, the station Commanding Officer was Group Captain JE "Johnnie" Johnson - a top-scoring British "Ace" fighter pilot of the Second World War. . It closed when the RAF left Libya in 1969 following a revolution in the country. Construction began in mid-1952 . At the time of its introduction in March 1956, the Beverley was the largest aircraft ever operated by . Used to defend the airfield . Hine was Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ RAF Germany in 1979 and, promoted to air vice-marshal, then returned to MoD as . And it was nearly always "RAF Stations", or American "Air bases". On 1 October 1963 he was promoted to Air Vice Marshal and served as Air Officer . for his work as Station Commander. The other stations were at RAF Geilenkirchen, opened on 24 May 1953, RAF Brggen, formed in 1 May 1953 and completed in July of that year, and RAF Laarbruch, opened on 15 October 1954. After completion of my basic training at RAF Melksham, in March 1953 I was posted to RAF Altona 431 ED. There were two North American F-86E Sabre squadrons, and a Sabre conversion flight. xx May 1958 Gp Capt M D Lyne . Since retiring he has worked as a consultant and served as a Director of a . Plan, co-ordinate and deliver bespoke Practical Leadership Training Exercises to potential Officers of the Royal Air Force. On 5th January 1942 she moved to RAF Tain near Thurso, a Fighter Station, she was Appointed Section Officer on 21st of June 1942. Appendix *A* - Royal Air Force Commanders in Germany 1945-1978 45 J Appendix - Strength of the RAF in Germany 46 ^ . This was followed by two years as the station commander at RAF Wildenrath in West Germany, where he was responsible for preparing the air base for the introduction of the vertical take-off-and . At the time there were three squadrons using Marham as their base, 214 Squadron, 57 Squadron and 55 Squadron. An annual reunion is held in the Buxton area: IAN can be contacted on: 01261 821284. Coordinates: 51654.3N 61249.4E / 51.115083N 6.213722E / 51.115083; 6.213722 The former Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath, commonly known as RAF Wildenrath, was a Royal Air Force military airbase which opened on 15 January 1952. From 1954 to 1957 . The base was named after the village of . He finished his RAF career prematurely in 1966 on completion of his tour of duty as Air Vice-Marshal and AOC, Middle East Air Force. Jock served on IV at Wildenrath in the early 70s when the Sqn was flying the Harrier GR1/T2. 28 MU. Wildenrath was the first of four 'Clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. The PR7 was fitted with seven cameras, one 48" mapping camera and six 52 . Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 and was transferred to the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918 . A Royal Air Force (RAF) flying Ace of the World War II. After the war Johnson commanded RAF Second Tactical Air Force at RAF Wildenrath in the West Germany from 1952 to 1955. Throughout his career he has been stationed throughout the United Kingdom and Germany, with posts including RAF Wildenrath (Germany), RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Brize Norton. 55 Squadron was by coincidence my father's Squadron in WW2, where he saw active service as a pilot on . Join Date: Nov 2006. . On March 29th 1978, she made the short flight to Germany where she joined Number 60 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath, the airfield where she would spend the rest of her service life, and acquire the German instructions written on her fuselage! On return from Korea he became OC Flying Wing at RAF Fassberg in Germany, before becoming the first Station Commander of the newly opened RAF Wildenrath. In 1952, he was promoted to Group Captain and commanded RAF Wildenrath in West Germany until 1954. Other tours included QFI duties at No 6 FTS; Wing Standards Officer at RAF Wildenrath and RAF Gutersloh; staff appointments in MOD (Army), HQ AAFCE at Ramstein, and HQ NATS in London; and . Responsibility for the Station was handed over to Lieutenant Colonel JE Richardson, Commanding Officer 7th Signal Regiment by Wing Commander JR Andrews, the last Station Commander on 4th February. At the start of the Second World War No 3 Squadron was posted as part of Fighter Command to RAF Station Biggin Hill equipped with the Hawker Hurricane.It briefly deployed to France in support of the British Expeditionary Force following the German attack on the West in 1940, being forced to withdraw after 10 days, having claimed 60 German aircraft for the loss of 21 of its own. A move which most people deeply regretted. Richard Fryer retired Aug. 31, 2018, after 41 years of service in the Royal Air Force. The aircraft maintenance team there was only 11 strong and our main job was to maintain the two DH Chipmunk aircraft used by the station operations officer and station commander. The RAF wanted a communications/light transport aircraft for use in the Middle and Far East and Percival redesigned the P.50 in response, producing the P.66 Pembroke. Royal Air Force Commander Squadron Leader Richard (Rick) Fryer is the Royal Air Force Station Commander for RAF Mildenhall. Jock flew Harriers as a flight commander at RAF Wildenrath from 1972 to 1975 and from 1978 to 1980 as commander of the Operations Wing at RAF Gutersloh. In order to preserve originality, the place names - as far as it seemed reasonable - follow the names used by the US armed forces (i.e. RAF Wildenrath. I had flown the Canberra B2 for three years before converting to the Photo Reconnaissance version in 1959. On the 22nd July 1941 she was posted to RAF Peterhead in North East Scotland, aFighter Station. Ops wing 24 all out. At the same time, RAF Wildenrath was in the middle of a station air defence exercise, which would see the station's force of Phantoms, armed with inert training missiles, scrambled by fighter controllers to "intercept" other RAF Germany aircraft operating in the area. On March 1st 1958 the Squadron was formed at Royal Air Force Laarbruch equipped with Canberra B (i)8, the first ones being delivered in February 1958. Commander Wing Commander Marshall Kinnear Wing Commander Kinnear graduated from Initial Officer Training at the RAF College Cranwell and completed his Operations Support (Flight Operations) training at RAF Shawbury in 1998. xx Dec 1955 Gp Capt R J B Burns . the royal air force station wildenrath , raf wildenrath for short , was next to raf brggen , raf laarbruch , raf geilenkirchen and raf nrvenich the first of a total of five so-called clutch stations , newly built raf bases near the border with the netherlands and therefore as far as possible away from the front line at the time on the Hunter of 4 Squadron at Wildenrath during Exercise 21 ROYAL FLUSH, May 1963 ^ 8. In . Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world . xx Apr 1954 Gp Capt R J Gosnell . Station opened 5 March 1938 and handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command (Now the Republic of Singapore Air Force) in 1973. 05/06/1980 to 92 Sqn at Wildenrath coded T 16/12/1982 to 228 OCU at Coningsby coded N 01/08/1986 to 56 Sqn at Wattisham coded Z . It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Dsseldorf on the Dutch-German border. The last aircraft to have a blue fin was 'Delta' XN 791. 50.00. Operating from RAF Wildenrath in West Germany, 60 Squadron, with its venerable Percival Pembrokes, led a 'dual life', flying very different types of mission. [1] From 1971 to 1973, Black was Station Commander of RAF Wildenrath in West Germany. Royal Air Force Wildenrath, commonly known as RAF Wildenrath, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase near Wildenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that operated from 1952 to 1992. Deployed 28 Nov 90 to 14 FEB 91. The other stations were at Geilenkirchen, opened on 24 May 1953, Brggen, formed in 1 May 1953 and completed in July of that year and Laarbruch, opened on 15 October 1954. Help - Photos of RAF Wildenrath & JHQ Rheindahlen. In January 1976 as a brand new Corporal, I was posted to RAF Gatow in Berlin. In its heyday, it served as Britains principal Cold War fighter; there were seven UK-based squadrons plus the Operational . In 1953, the Station Commander was Group Captain JE 'Johnnie' Johnson, a top-scoring British ' ace ' fighter pilot of the Second World War. "My favorite posting was definitely RAF Coltishall in Norfolk, where I was the squadron commander for the air traffic control squadron. 1 Group, Bomber Command02/11/1964: Transferred . Canberra. It opened on 15 January 1952, and was followed by RAF Geilenkirchen on 24 May 1953, RAF Brggen in . Geoff was the Lightning display pilot at the International Air Tattoo in the 1970's before joining the IAT volunteer team as Flying Display Manager. 15 January RAF Wildenrath opens. 10.99. RAF Wildenrath - RAF service In 1960, the Station Commander was Group Captain "Bats" Barthold and 17 Squadron was commanded by Wing Commander Dugald "Buster" Lumsden, who accepted the squadron's colours presented by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle. The squadron operated as a light bomber squadron until 11th September 1961 when it was disbanded Stationed at: RAF Upwood (Cambridgeshire)Detached to:Idris (Spring "Sunspot" 20/02/1961 to 21/03/1961) RAF UPWOOD- read more - Role Light bomber squadron, equipped for high altitude strategic bombing (SACEUR assigned unit) (*) (*) Assigned to NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe Air Movements Terminal/Centre. Since then he has served on the Flying Control Committee and as Flying . Wildenrath was the first of four 'clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. After I had completed my engineering course at RAF Cranwell, my first posting as a "fully fledged" Flying Officer in the Engineering Branch was to RAF Marham in Norfolk. As a Boy Entrant of the 42nd entry, we were to be to be trained in how to service aircraft piston and jet engines. STATION COMMANDER RAF WADDINGTON. Royal Air Force . [4] Sqn. Delta was flown by Furry Lloyd and the other aircraft by Terry Kingsley. Canberra B(I)8 of 16 Squadron, Laarbruch, July 1960 23 1 9. designated Royal Air Force Germany on 1 January 1959 and thereafter, until it became Sixty Squadron in 1969, the unit's title was the RAF Germany Communications Squadron. 34 Sqn RAF Regiment - did not bat - incoming mortar fire stopped play. Air Force Product details. Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck RAF Cover, Opening of the Battle of Britain Museum Hendon British Forces 1623 Postal Service H/S Signed by Himself. Regiment (Air Support) based at RAF Wildenrath, sent a composite Sqn some 200 strong to Saudi Arabia in October 1990. More arrived from RAF Wildenrath in March and. Additionally, he was Station Commander RAF Wittering 1986 - 1988, overseeing the introduction into service with the Squadron and the OCU of the Harrier GR5. History Note - 7 June 1944: Following the mass invasion in Normandy in the early hours of the 6 June (D-Day), the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) role at Station 463, Exeter, would now addapt. The difference from a three man B2 to a two man PR7 meant that the navigator was expected to do some of the activities of the Radar/Bomber-aimer. to be back on what is still, in our hearts, an RAF station, but particularly to be amongst a younger generation in . RAF Wildenrath, Germany Wiesbaden : Air Base , Army Airfield In the 1970s , Situation, RAF Wildenrath on a map of the US Department of Defense from 1972, Source: ONC E-2 1972, Perry-Castaeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin , Overview, Wildenrath Air Base on a US satellite image from 13 April 1974, Source: U,S . He was the last Station Commander at RAF Wildenrath and also served as the UK's Senior Military representative in Oman. raf wildenrath married quarters Manager . However RAF Marham was frequently termed "Mar-ham Air Base" in a mock American accent. RAF Saint Athan 1961 - 1962. Collection by Andy Green. Stn Cmd Group Captain Geoff Simpson presents his last medal as Station Commander to Cpl Gordon Smith of Fire Sedction, Medal was LS&GC. Wildenrath was the first of four 'Clutch' stations built for the Royal Air Force in Germany during the early 1950s. RAF Station Commanders - 2 TAF, BAFO & RAF Germany [Ahlhorn | Bruggen | Brussels-Evere . Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath Mess Wall Plaque Shield Raf. Later that year I was transferred to RAF Wildenrath 402 ASP. In 1968 we were knocked out in the semi-final; in 1969 we were losing finalists; in 1970 we won the competition. Badge (granted in February 1951) An Argus pheasant proper. Introduced into the RAF in 1968, it was employed in ground attack, air reconnaissance and air defense roles. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force. 92 Squadron had just handed over Battle Flight to 19 Squadron and the two 92 Squadron aircraft were flown off from Battle Flight with their live missiles. The TSW . Wildenrath was the first of four 'clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. Competing against the four active fighter stations at Laarbruch, Gtersloh, Bruggen and Wildenrath, together with the RAFG HQ at Rheindahlen, we were against camps with at least double the manpower to select from. Royal Air Force News Friday, July 30, 2021 P21. 88 Squadron RAF Operation Oyster Royal Air Force. During 1975-1977 he served as the RAF's Director of Public Relations and then attended the Royal College of Defence in 1978. These squadrons are large infantry companies around 160 men with much enhanced firepower, comms kit and vehicles. . Group Captain G. W. Petre was the first Commanding The RAF Laarbruch . Contact Ken Wells 01243 865754 e mail scrlwells2@tiscali.co.uk. As Peter Colwill says in his post of July 2011, ASPs function was to provide spares for frontline Squadrons. Between these tours he served as the Harrier air staff officer in the Ministry of Defence with responsibility for the capability of the force, and from 1980 to 1982 as a staff officer at HQ RAF . is commanded by a Captain and has approximately 40 Telecommunication Mechanics. Royal Air Force - Fighter Command - Wooden Wall Plaque. It consisted of units located in Germany, initially as part of the occupation following the Second World War, and later as part of the RAF's commitment to the defence of Europe during the Cold War. He finished his RAF career prematurely in 1966 on completion of his tour of duty as AOC, Middle East Air Force. Consequently 2/3 of the year it was about the tactics of . Royal Air Force Brggen, more commonly known as RAF Brggen, (IATA: BGN, ICAO: EDUR) in Germany was a major station of the Royal Air Force until 15 June 2001. DSATCO RAF Wildenrath, completing the balance of this tour from 1990, after the 'fall' of the Berlin Wall, as SATCO, Wildenrath opened 15 January 1952 . RAF Waddington mid 1990's. L-R Sac Greg McKerney, Cpl Steve Hollis, Sgt Steve Briggs, Sac Jason Simpson, Ritchie Giles, Phil Hyland, Jimmy Gray, Cpl Gordon Smith, Sac Martin Naylor, Chris Milnes, Chris Wilkinson. . Royal Air Force Wildenrath, commonly known as RAF Wildenrath, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase near Wildenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that operated from 1952 to 1992. Finally he was assigned commanding officer of 88 Squadron, a light bomber formation undertaking daylight raids over occupied Europe as part of 2 Group. Jock flew Harriers as a flight commander at RAF Wildenrath from 1972 to 1975 and from 1978 to 1980 as commander of the Operations Wing at RAF Gutersloh. "RAF Akrotiri Station Commanders Cup . Raf Red Arrows Silhouette Memorial With Plaque, Desktop Ornament. I'm trying to fill in the gaps in my photoalbum of time I spent at JHQ Rheindalen in the early 1970's (1972 - 1975). Air Force Product details. Dharan and Al Jubil. Aircraft landed safely. It opened on 15 January 1952, and was followed by RAF Geilenkirchen on 24 May 1953, RAF Brggen in . Between these tours he served as the Harrier air staff officer in the Ministry of Defence with responsibility for the capability of the force, and from 1980 to 1982 as a staff officer at HQ RAF . From Schoolboy to Station Commander Gp Capt John 'Jock' Heron OBE's autobiographical memoirs " From Schoolboy to Station Commander " has just been published by the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. He returned to the RAF on January 1952, and became the first Station Commander of the newly opened RAF Wildenrath, Germany. Later, with the arrival of the Jaguar in the early 1970s, it changed over to air defense. Posts: 1,606. Undercarriage retraction problems. Wildenrath. Aircraft and crews had been generated, and the aircraft loaded with live weapons in accordance with normal policy for exercising quick-reaction forces in NATO. Petre. 1 Group, Bomber Command02/11/1964: Transferred . Air Mshl Sir Roderick Goodall KBE, CB, CBE, AFC* Obituary. As Station Commander, Squadron Leader . RAF Wildenrath, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, very close to the Dutch border, was carved out of a North German forest and opened on 15 Jan 1952 as the first of the 3 'clutch' 2 Group RAF No. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Johnson commanded a wing at RAF Fassberg. Wildenrath was the first of four 'Clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. The purpose of the Chipmunks was to maintain the right for the RAF to operate in the . Each ADR Squadron had an effective and close affiliation with its war-time station in Germany as follows: at RAF Gutersloh supporting the Harrier force, 60 (later 48 Fd Sqn when that came under command of the Regiment); 51 Fd Sqn at RAF Laarbruch; 52 Fd Sqn at Bruggen and 53 Fd Sqn at RAF Wildenrath. 10.99 . . He was Station Commander at RAF Wildenrath and also commanded RAF Harrier Force in Germany. . 25 May 1960 . . [2] Contents 1 Service History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Royal Observer Corps The two Alvis Leonides piston engines meant superior . On 25th October 1942 she moved to RAF Hurn near Bournemouth, Hants.