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	RAF Molesworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The squadron was transferred to RAF Podington until September 15 where it flew a few missions before being transferred to Twelfth Air Force for support of Allied landings in North Africa on October 15, 1942.
		During 1956 the 86th Bomb Squadron from RAF Alconbury deployed to Molesworth with B-45 Tornadoes while the runway at Alconbury was being repaired and resurfaced.
		In the early 1980s, RAF Moleworth was chosen to become a base for the US Air Force's mobile nuclear armed Ground Launched Cruise Missiles or GLCMs (although the majority of GLCMs were deployed at RAF Greenham Common).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Molesworth (1972 words)

	RAF Burtonwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RAF Burtonwood is the name of the Royal Air Force station that used to be situated just North-West of Warrington, Cheshire.
		According to some sources Burtonwood was placed strategically so that it was out of the range of Luftwaffe bombers, however this fact is quite untrue as there were several raids on the facility.
		The idea was that in the event of an emergency, US troops in the USA that were earmarked for NATO service in Europe would fly over and pick up their kit from Burtonwood before going on to the battle front.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Burtonwood (365 words)

	Royal Air Forces Association - Burtonwood Branch
		The annual Battle of Britain Parade was held at the RAF Burtonwood base on the 21st September 2003 and was attended by local dignitaries, branch members and guests from the local area.
		The parade was undertaken by 1330 and 70 Sqns of the Warrington RAF Air Training Cadet forces with the Act of Rememberance led by the branch chaplain, the Rev. Norman Huyton.
		Burtonwood branch is a small branch with only 54 members, but with only about 8 active members who undertake the various positions on the branchcommittee and also take a very active part in the collections for the RAFA Wings Appeal.
	uk.geocities.com /rafaburtonwood (706 words)

	RAF Fairford - United States Nuclear Forces
		RAF Fairford, UK RAF Fairford was constructed in 1944 to accommodate British and American troop carriers and gliders that would be used during the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
		RAF Fairford is approximately 60 miles from RAF Croughton and 54 miles from Bristol.
		RAF Cottesmore, one of the Royal Air Force’s frontline bases, is home to two squadrons of Harrier GR7s, serving as part of the British Joint Force 2000.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/fairford.htm (966 words)

	RAF Bentwaters Airmen Page A - F (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Gary Alger RAF bentwaters 1965-67 Medic 81st TAC Hospital Squadron, you may have heard of that, BUT, I was a member of unit that trained at RAF Parham outside of Ipswich.
		RAF Bentwaters from Sep 1969-Sept 1973, 381st MMS, and from Sep 1969-Sept 1982 at RAF Welford.
		RAF Bentwaters, 2164 Comm Sq, Martlesham Heath (the"ROC"),Feb 67 to Oct 69.
	www.homepagez.com /bentwaters/bwairmen.htm (1677 words)

	RAF Burtonwood
		RAF Burtonwood was probably the largest military base in Europe during World War II, processing over 11,500 aircraft between 1943 and 1945 alone, but beyond that it was responsible for the support of initially the 8th Air Force, then additionally the 9th and ultimately the 12th and 15th Air Forces as well.
		Burtonwood (AAF 590) contained the HQ of all maintenance of aircraft and support equipment throughout the British Isles including storage and some bomb sights.
		The Burtonwood Association was formed in 1987 to maintain the records and history of the work undertaken at Burtonwood and to remember all those men and women, British and American, who have served there or have an interest in the base.
	www.enginehistory.org /raf_burtonwood.htm (595 words)

	BBC - Liverpool Local History - The American Connection - Introduction to Burtonwood
		Burtonwood was the maintenance and supply base for the US Air Force in Europe in WWII being responsible for about another 30 bases throughout the UK and over 70,000 personnel.
		Burtonwood alone processed, 11,575 aircraft between 1943 and 1945 plus over 40,000 engines and all component parts to aircraft and all support equipment.
		Burtonwood reopened to support the Cold War but initially undertook the overhaul and maintenance of the aircraft in the Berlin airlift 1948-9 then maintained all aspects of aircraft, ground equipment, and all support equipment and personnel for the USAF in Europe.
	www.bbc.co.uk /liverpool/localhistory/journey/american_connection/burtonwood/intro/facts.shtml (346 words)

	Warrington Worldwide - The on-line daily newspaper
		I am writing because my Father and mother who were in the RAF and WRAF, respectively, were very good friends with at least two families stationed at Burtonwood and had many fond memories of the times they spent with those friends.
		One of the photo's is of my parents dancing at Burtonwood and the other one of them sitting with their friends in the nco's club.
		Members of the Burtonwood Association are campaigning for a permanent home for their collection of memorabilia - and it is hoped a building can be provided as part of the re-development of the site as an urban village.
	www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk /community/burtonwood.html (6947 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 11 Feb 1997 (pt 4)
		The disposal of the site at Burtonwood is now in progress and awaits the resolution of the planning situation.
		Given the Minister's refusal to bring that activity to an end, may I remind him that the north-west traffic commissioner has stated on two occasions that RAF Burtonwood is totally unsuitable for storage and distribution purposes.
		RAF Burtonwood is let for warehousing and distribution.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199697/cmhansrd/vo970211/debtext/70211-04.htm (2041 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Burtonwood Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association members have played a major part in the formation and continued building of the Museum.
		RAF Burtonwood began its life in 1938 as construction began.
		But even so it still had to have an RAF Officer as the commander and the American Forces were the Tenants, even though on almost all occasions the American Commander was of senior rank.
	www.rafburtonwood.org /bbaa.html (449 words)

	RAF SEALAND
		The two fields were named RAF Sealand in 1924 to avoid confusion with another RAF field in Lincolnshire called Scopwick.
		Burtonwood was rapidly expanding after the Americans returned in 1948 and needed more space.
		RAF Sealand's association with the US Air Force began on February 2nd 1951, when the 30th Air Depot Wing arrived at Burtonwood.
	www.rafburtonwood.org /sealand.html (407 words)

	FS98 Scenery Page 42
		RAF/USAAF Burtonwood 1940/1945 for FS95/98 By Mike Dews and researched by Steve Anderson.
		Designed specifically for Perfect Flight UK One and VFR Wales (but may work with others) RAF/USAAF Burtonwood has been designed to be as accurate as possible,as it was in WWII, but owing to the 256K scenery limit of Flight Simulator98 much detail has had to be omitted.
		RAF Cranage was a WW2 night fighter station in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, tasked with the defence of Liverpool docks.
	www.simviation.com /fs98scenery42.htm (408 words)

	SAVE THE BURTONWOOD HANGERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Five hangars and a large warehouse are all that remain from 1,800 buildings which once made Burtonwood near Warrington, the largest American supply depot in Europe.
		The hangers are now part of a redevelopment scheme named Omega and are due to be demolished in the coming years to make way for a commercial/industrial development, one of the surviving hangars contains murals created by servicemen at the base during the second world war and still attract many visitors from the States.
		Burtonwood was once the largest military airbase in Europe, Burtonwood played a key role in the Battle of Britain, the Berlin airlift and the Gulf War.
	www.south-lancs-aviation.co.uk /support.htm (218 words)

	Paul D Neumann
		Some of the Air force people were sent to RAF Burtonwood near the town of Warrington.
		RAF Burtonwood was the name of an aircraft maintenance and repair depot built by the British 1938-41.
		I served at Burtonwood (BAD#1) most of the next 26 months with short tours of temporary duty (TDY) at BAD #2, Wharton, BAD #3 at Langford Lodge near Belfast Ireland and with the 390th Bomb Group at Parham, Suffolk.
	www.normandy1944.info /veterans/paul_neumann.html (527 words)

	RAF Bentwaters Airmen Page C
		RAF Bentwaters was my first assignment and the best in my 20 yr career.
		Later she worked for me at the RAF Woodbridge dining hall as a civilian (mostly handling the sign in sheets).
		My research has led me into contact with the RAF side of this story, in that I have been able to trace both the retired Controller who tracked the UFO from the GCI station at Neatishead in Norfolk, and crews from RAF Venoms who sent to intercept the targets.
	geocities.com /maureenjim/aname_c (3601 words)

	RAF Burtonwood - 50 Years In Photographs -
		RAF Burtonwood played a significant role in World War 2, processing over 11500 aircraft between 1943 and 1945.
		Furthermore, it was responsible for the support of the 8th, 9th, 12th and 15th Air Force, and over 18500 men at the base itself.
		After the war major redevelopment work took place, including the extension of the runway to 9000ft, one of the longest in the UK.The base has changed hands several times in its history, passing between RAF and USAF control..
	www.saxoncourtbooks.co.uk /militaryaircraftbooks/item157.htm (192 words)

	List of RAF stations - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This is a list of Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
		RAF Doncaster (Yorkshire) formerly RFC Doncaster (1914) Royal Flying Corps
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about List of RAF stations contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_RAF_stations (91 words)

	Missing You - UK Missing Persons : Armed Forces : RAF
		She joined the RAF in 1966 and was stationed at Bimbrook, Lincolnshire.
		Was anyone out there stationed at RAF Wilmslow in 1947 or 1948 also would like to find someone who was at The No. 1 School of Admin and Trades Wythall during these 2 years especialy June/July 1948.
		Was in RAF Police as a Sgt at the time.
	www.missing-you.net /RAF.php?startnum=800 (1763 words)

	UK Aviation History
		The Pilots of 41 Sqn RAF, 1939 - 1945
		Air of Authority - a History of the RAF and its Forebears
		RAF Greenham Common: The Complete History, 1941 - 1992
	www.machtres.com /historiacuatro.htm (115 words)

	List of All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Scenery background - The airfield was passed back to the RAF in June 1965.
		In February 1967 the US Airforce took control of RAF Burtonwood.
		1967 when the RAF were preparing to vacate and the USAF were moving in.
	www.alphasim.co.uk /Shop_Factory/en-gb/p_153.html (124 words)

	Royal Air Force Waddington Station Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		They were armed with 6 x 7.5mm MAC 1934 machine guns and were part of a French order redirected when France fell.
		The machines in the images were converted at Burtonwood into Havoc NFII night fighters and the image above from the Station Archive shows AD470, one of these machines.
		The A-20J & K (RAF Boston IV & V) were often used as pathfinders, intruders and tactical bombers, particularly in the Italian campaign.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafwaddington/boston.html (536 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 2 May 1995
		The running costs of RAF Burtonwood are estimated at some £8,000 per week, exclusive of any contribution in lieu of rates.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current weekly income from the lorry and trailer park and associated activities on Burtonwood air base.
		The income from the present commercial use of RAF Burtonwood is commercial-in-confidence between my Department and the occupiers.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-05-02/Writtens-9.html (495 words)

	611 Squadron - Links
		Books on the History of RAF Woodvale, RAF Burtonwood and the 611 Squadron written by Aldon P Ferguson.
		The aim of the Burtonwood Association is to uphold the memory of the men, women and activities that occurred at RAF Burtonwood, Warrington, England since 1939 to the present day.
		A website that aims to research and record the aviation heritage of the region and, where appropriate, to recover and preserve associated artefacts.
	www.611squadronrauxaf.co.uk /links.html (185 words)

	Housebuilder plans 2,000 homes for Burtonwood site
		Also included in the scheme are commercial and retail units, along with transport facilities and a public park.
		RAF Burtonwood is two miles north west of Warrington and close to Junction 8 of the M62 motorway in Cheshire.
		A residential scheme in Widnes was completed last year and there are a further two developments in Manchester, one in Chorlton and the other in Whalley Range.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /business/general/s/40/40943_housebuilder_plans_2000_homes_for_burtonwood_site.html (437 words)

	Stations-B
		Various RAF, RCAF and USAAF units now used Biggin Hill as the Uk terminal for their services and the station was probably now busier then it was when it had been a fighter station.
		The RAF retained the North Camp which became home to the Officers’ and Aircrew Selection Centre from April 1959 and this remained until it re-located to Cranwell in around 2001.
		The only remaining RAF element is now St George’s Chapel, which houses the Books of Remembrance for the personnel who lost their lives whilst serving at this famous station.
	www.rafweb.org /Stations/Stations-B.htm (6292 words)

	US Air Force
		Charged primarily with the support of ground forces in the invasion of Normandy, the Ninth fielded a variety...
		American Volunteer Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1937-43..
		Tony Holmes' 'American Volunteer Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1937-43' details the...
	www.saxoncourtbooks.co.uk /militaryaircraftbooks/cat5_1.htm (1023 words)

	page400
		Joining the RAF he noticed that the Geordie and Durham lads were mostly Regiment gunners, so instead of an RAF interlude he “remustered” as Gunner J. Thompson.
		Eventually it was realised this was futile and the RAF concentrated it’s resources in a smaller number of airfields.2924 was absorbed by 2899 Rifle Squadron in January 1947, remaining at Ras-elAin, before being renumbered as 66 Rifle Squadron in June 1947, moving to Lydda.
		Just over one year was spent in Palestine and Dad arrived in the 101 Personnel Dispersal Centre RAF Warton on 12/1/48 before obtaining Demob leave.
	www.rafregiment.freeservers.com /page400.html (1114 words)

	Raf Regiment RAF Akrotiri Gordon Baom
		first introduction to the RAF was through a careers office in Nottingham, being a victim of winter lay off in the building trade.
		While on 34 Squadron, I was fortunate to be taught to drive as a B class driver and learnt how to tow the guns and generators.
		Many exercises followed, one I remember was when we travelled to RAF Manobier and it was the time the German tank Corps were on a visit to Castle Martin army depot for training.
	www.rafakrotiri.co.uk /history/gordonboam.html (1735 words)

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		His pages on RAF Alconbury are well worth a look.
		RAF Chicksands, Bedford Council's Chicksands site and Sam Braswell's Chicksands site.
		The former WW2 RAF station boasts an excellent collection of aircraft.
	www.megspace.com /politics/greenham/index_00000c.htm (663 words)

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