The married quarters were newly built and reasonably comfortable by the standards of the time. The heart of the complex in Rheindahlen is the JHQ (Joint . The few civilian employees remaining at the beginning of 1967 were required to leave by the end of the month of January, and on 31 January 1967, Butzweilerhof airfield was officially handed over to the Bundeswehr. boney_m LE . . Actually I was in charge of the old RAF married quarters at Wildenrath, as . Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. The next year he went on exchange to the US Air Force, and in 1950-51 he served with the Americans in Korea, before returning to Germany to command RAF Wildenrath until 1954. RAF Wildenrath then became a married quarter area for Elmpt Station. His first home was an MQ at RAF Driffield in 1946 moving in 1950 to RAF Waddington where Arthur flew Avro Lincolns and B29 Washingtons. The former Royal Air Force Hospital Wegberg, commonly abbreviated to RAF(H) Wegberg, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) military hospital located in Wegberg, near the city of Mnchengladbach, in the then West Germany. In 1952, he was promoted to Group Captain and commanded RAF Wildenrath in West Germany until 1954. RAF P&SS Berlin circa 1990 Pansy Potter, RAF Wildenrath 1980 RAF Bruggen Security Sqn teams to play in World Record attempt charity football match 1985. The starboard wing spiralled on to the married quarters and hit the ground in gardens behind the houses. British officer served as pilot with 20 Sqdn, RAF in Singapore, 1968- 1970; served as instructor with 4 Flight Training School, RAF Valley, 1970-1973; commanded Red Arrows Display Team in GB, 1973; served as flight commander with 3 Sqdn, RAF in Germany and Belize, 1975-1978; served as staff officer with Tactical Evaluation Team, Headquarters Strike Command in GB, 1978-1980; served as student with I remember that small clearing in the woods also being surrounded . It is a long time ago. Underground journey to Wendover station and walk of about 2 miles to RAF Halton. 2. The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. George Younger) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about two incidents involving the savage murders on 1 May of three Royal Air Force personnel serving in RAF Germany. His first home was an MQ at RAF Driffield in 1946 moving in 1950 to RAF Waddington where Arthur flew Avro Lincolns and B29 Washingtons. . Attached is photo of 29 SI Course, Oct - Nov 1969 The British land forces maintained their headquarters in Lbbecke and Bad Oeynhausen from 1945 to 1958, and in Rheindahlen from 1954 to 1993. Changes to the Bloodhound squadrons saw No 41 disbanded as a Bloodhound unit in September 1970. Wildenrath was the first of four 'clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. Colin was at RAF Seletar from 1955 for two and a half years and that is how he met Robert (or Bob) Peake and they became good pals. They could sleep there and use the laundry facilities, etc. 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. . . Philip Heeney:- Philip heeney@hotmail.com. Elevation. 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. Contact Ken Wells 01243 865754 e mail scrlwells2@tiscali.co.uk. RAF aircraft ceased flying in 1965, and the RAF formally left Butzweilerhof, closing down the station on 27 January 1967. BFPO 40 - Rheindahlen BFPO 41 - Detmold BFPO 42 - Wildenrath BFPO 43 - Laarbruch BFPO 44 - Dulmen . THE RAF IN GERMANY 1945-1993 7. The history of the Cold War airfields: Laarbruch. Attached is a hilarious photo of Roger Byron-Collins, Richard Lake of Eastern Airways and the . 105 ft. Federal state. Below are just some of our members who have served at RAF Wildenrath. We used to visit Graham and you in the married quarters of Wildenrath several times. 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. 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (2 R ANGLIAN) to move from Cyprus to RAF . 41 Squadron operated with six sections with 8 missiles per section. Whilst was there, together with my wife and 4 month year old son, we lived in married quarters on the camp with the RAF. I enjoyed it. RAF Wildenrath on a map from 1956 - The approach areas of the three British airfields Brggen, Wildenrath and Geilenkirchen are protected by restricted areas. My interest as well, I'm an ex-army brat. It has now been closed down and finally handed back to the German authorities. THE RAF IN GERMANY 1945-1993 7. 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. The mystery was soon solved. He joined the Association on 20th Jan 2000 and was married to Barbara for 15yrs. Bones out Veteran Member Veteran Member Joined Jun 19, 2012 Messages 881 Reaction score 743 Aug 23, 2016 #9 Nice opening entry. EDUL (-1995), ETUL (1995-200x), EDLV. BFPO 47 - Gtersloh. The first few families have arrived and are now settling in. Royal Air Force. The sections were known as MS-1 to MS-3 (T87's) and MS-4 to MS-6 (T86's). Wildenrath was built for the RAF and was never a Luftwaffe air base Not much help sorry. . I left school in 1965, by which time my parents . Graeme signed up in the Royal Air Force Fire Service in 1967 for 13 years, and served at the following stations, RAF Lindholme, RAF El Adem, RAF Kinloss, RAF Wildenrath (Harrier Force), RAF St Mawgan, RAF . The domestic site is now predominantly military. Prior to 41 Squadron disbanding in 1970 it exchanged equipment with 25 Squadron at RAF North Coates to form . At any rate we split from the mess, with members of 14 Squadron taking the F-4 crew away for beers at the married quarters, and me being . The few civilian employees remaining at the beginning of 1967 were required to leave by the end of the month of January, and on 31 January 1967, Butzweilerhof airfield was officially handed over to the Bundeswehr. Colin was transferred to RAF Honington after the time in Singapore and he came out of the air force in 1959. Also I wish to include RAF Khormaksar and RAF Wildenrath. and my experience was shared by several boys with army or Royal Air Force (RAF) parents. John Davis I was stationed in Belfast barracks from 77-78 with the Devon Dorset If any body knows . Was stationed in Belfast barracks from 71-75 with the queens own highlanders,met my wife in osnabruck and have 4wonderful children..many happy memories. N513609 E0060833 (WGS84) Google Maps. It left every Monday for RAF Wildenrath with urgent radio and radar spares, and returned the same day. net. For a while he lived in . Check Pages 1-50 of 2019_10_RAF-Chronik-Neu-En in the flip PDF version. RAF Wildenrath and RAFH Wegberg. RAF Wildenrath and Gutersloh Written Answers June 18, 1991. I would like to have contact with you. All are building new lives in what, until 2012, were British Army married quarters. significant effect on the Wildenrath community and as a result the SCE . I was at Wildenrath, and the Dutch people we used to go on a roam on, and the German people were alright. . [clears throat] But it was a nice life on Cyprus. BAOR 19 - Kln/Bonn/RAF Wahn/Wahnerheide/RAF Butzweilerhof. The only railway lines on the camp at that time were two lines that ran parallel, from the main 2019_10_RAF-Chronik-Neu-En was published by Royal Air Force Museum Laarbruch Weeze on 2020-02-02. . Limassol was Roger Allen:- roger.allen20@virgin. Aviation photographs categorised as Location: RAF Wildenrath (EDUW) Exact matches only A search for Aircraft Type of 'Boeing 737-500', If checked would find only 737-500s. married quarters (SFA) will be retained in Celle for personnel working in . I was in the communications centre there. An annual reunion is held in the Buxton area: IAN can be contacted on: 01261 821284. C Flt football team RAF Bruggen 1986. 2.4K members Join group About this group A Place for all that served, lived and visited RAF wildenrath. Any report of a 'missing' woman fitting the above details during 1973 - 1974 in the RAF Hemswell married quarters. RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall is a No 22 (Training) Group Station that provides a platform for future and current operations in the south west. If not checked could also find 737-522, 737-548 etc. 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. raf wildenrath married quarters Manager of an Officers' Mess and responsible for 12 staff on a daily basis. Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia) Location indicator. This is bringing back some memories. A few days after the wedding, Archie was posted to Germany with the RAF, so Dorothy had to remain in Glasgow for a year until they became eligible for Married Quarters, after which she moved to Wildenrath near Mnchengladbach. A search for Photographer of 'Bloggs', If checked would find only photographers called just 'Bloggs', this would probably return no results. Royal Air Force Museum Laarbruch Weeze verffentlichte 2019_RAF-Chronik-De am 2019-01-28. 19 Wildenrath 20 Rheindahlen (HQ RAFG & 2ATAF) 21 Wegberg Hospital 22 Geilenkirchen 23 Wahn. It is a community housing estate for both the Joint Headquarters for NATO, and Javelin Barracks/Elmpt Station. Contact Ken Wells 01243 865754 e mail scrlwells2@tiscali.co.uk. Any photographs of these MQs would be greatly appreciated. Conditions at Catterick were still very similar to those of pre-war, where married quarters were . To join please answer the 3 questions failure to do so will mean no entry to the group. BAOR 20 - Soltau?/Munsterlager. I managed 3 years as an estate manager in Germany before I retired from the Army. The square around the airport symbol with the "V" underneath shows an VHF direction finder. I think possibly that Bruggen and Wildenrath ex married Quarters are being used to house refugees. Delta was flown by Furry Lloyd and the other aircraft by Terry Kingsley. BFG (British Forces in Germany) was the organizational element of the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the civil support units in Germany. From: Scott Duncan . With the Military Band Queen's Own Highlanders. 2 speeches Nuclear Test Veterans Commons March 20 . It's located between JHQ and Elmpt Station, and approximately 20 minutes drive from each. . We had a married quarters . BFPO 45 - Berlin. The former RAF Wildenrath is now much reduced in size. 2 speeches Royal Air Force Finningley Written Answers May 23, 1991. 7 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) will move from Bielefeld in Germany to RAF Cottesmore by summer 2013. Second generation. In 1977 he and his wife decided amicably to separate. The last aircraft to have a blue fin was 'Delta' XN 791. Both my Mother and father were stationed there during the 60's and this is where they met. Jimmy Yates and Robbie Roberts making themselves some garages in the Married Quarters area - Probably early 1955. . THE STATION. power plant and schools as well as 392 married quarters were being built. GUEST PAGE ARCHIVE. As a MOD civil servant, you have no automatic right to stay in a Service mess. This was stripped out for freight duties. . 172 Married Quarters RAF West Raynham 185 acre airfield site including tech site & 4 hangars. . . Laden Sie Seite 1-50 herunter. RIP David * * * * * 5 July 2021. The Airfield was passed back to German ownership, at which time they built the high-speed train test track. I can't think where I was. It was opened in 1953 to serve the British Armed Forces personnel already in the area, and in anticipation of the construction and opening of the large RAF Rheindahlen base, nearby. From 1954 to 1957 he was deputy director operations (DD(Ops) at the Air Ministry in London. The corporal and his daughter were killed; his wife suffered shock. An annual reunion is held in the Buxton area: IAN can be contacted on: 01261 821284. The Gulf (Equipment and Units) Written . This unit was built either side of a main road, the north camp where all the domestic accommodation was, and the south camp where all the workshops and Technical Area was, I think you have probably guessed by now that marching was involved each day from one site to . Dennis Weatherill . Hello, I am trying to contact Paul Matthews who joined the Royal Air Force c 1956 and became an RAF Fireman. Any report of a theft of office equipment (large NCR cover) as similar in time and location. From Brian Burgess. At approximately 1247 hrs they were vectored onto a pair of Jaguars and told to engage the 'hostile' aircraft. Very few married quarters were on base and were usually occupied by families with children of school age. They took off from RAF Wildenrath to mount a combat patrol under the control of the SOC. The 115 residents are mainly from the Balkans and the Middle East. Also married quarters Frankfurter Strasse Belm. After Jever I was posted to RAF Watton ,380th on the dreaded Married Quarters and Hiring waiting list. To fresh up your memory. I found the website about the Motives by accident when I typed Sgt Macmurdo Raf Wildenrath in . FLT LT Served from 1989 - 1995 Served in RAF Wildenrath David Tuffin JUNIOR TECHNICIAN Served from 1960 - 1972 Served in RAF Wildenrath Charlie Mcgee CHF TECH Served from 1974 - 1996 Served in RAF Wildenrath Stephen Pritchard SAC Served from 1986 - 1993 Served in RAF Wildenrath Peter Williams SAC Served from 1987 - 1995 Served in RAF Wildenrath Next to the airfield 180 buildings were constructed as living quarters, which like most of the military buildings were well concealed in the woods. There was just a pilot and co-pilot. Departmental Courses Written . . At any rate we split from the mess, with members of 14 Squadron taking the F-4 crew away for beers at the married quarters, and me being . The Station is home to the Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract (SERE) Training Organisation (known as DSTO), and supports the Remote Radar Head at Portreath - part of the air defence . At the time there were three squadrons using Marham as their base, 214 Squadron, 57 Squadron and 55 Squadron. Colin got married in Singapore and Bob was his best man. Nov 30, 2013 - RAF Laarbruch, Weeze by Paul Lewis (UK), via Flickr old married quarters MAGAZINE OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION No 76 WINTER 2020 SHACKLETON WR977 . Please email your messages to webmaster@rafanddfsa.co.uk. RAF aircraft ceased flying in 1965, and the RAF formally left Butzweilerhof, closing down the station on 27 January 1967. BAOR 21 - Frankfurt/Baden Baden. . . From John Law. Maybe you remember us by seeing this foto. There was a RAF Police Sergeant killed while on patrol at RAF Wildenrath during the time that Sgt Keith Sturdy served there . BFPO 49 - Brussels (Belgium) BFPO 101 . The former Royal Air Force Hospital Wegberg, commonly abbreviated to RAF(H) Wegberg, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) military hospital located in Wegberg, near the city of Mnchengladbach, in the then West Germany. In 1992 RAF Wildenrath closed The base was then used for its quarters for Families living on RAF Bruggen. 19 Aug 2010 #3 blindfire said: . Contents 1 RAF service 2 Wildenrath squadrons . 1959 and then No1 MFPS RAF Wildenrath February 1959 to September 1960. The white "E" in the circle symbolizes the Eureka radio beacon, used by the British at this time. 1998 when it's owner Roger Byron-Collins' company Welbeck Estate Group were dealing with the airfield, tech site and married quarters which they bought in 1992. Maheshkumar Islania of the RAF murdered along with his six-month-old daughter Niurati while off-duty and filling his car at a fuel station in Wildenrath, West Germany, on October 26, 1989. The car had stopped at a petrol station snack bar near RAF Wildenrath and inside it were the corporal, his wife, and their six-month-old daughter. BFG (British Forces in Germany) was the organizational element of the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the civil support units in Germany. BFPO 46 - Bnde. Lesen Sie die Online-Version des 2019_RAF-Chronik-De. In 1957, once more in the rank of group captain, Johnson was transferred to the world of bombers, as Commander of the new Victor V-bomber station at Cottesmore, Rutland. John Rogerson SERGEANT Served from 1962 - 1975 Served in RAF Wildenrath John Newland CORPORAL Served from 1961 - 1976 Served in RAF Wildenrath Rob Howsam CORPORAL Served from 1985 - 1991 Served in RAF Wildenrath Jean Bowen (Tomlinson) . They lived in Married Quarters between 1946 and 1970 at RAF Driffield, Hemswell, Waddington, Marham, Waterbeach, Watton, Tangmere, Khormaksar Aden, Wildenrath Germany and Northolt. They took off from RAF Wildenrath to mount a combat patrol under the control of the SOC. Visible Anyone can find this group.
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