I know this is a long shot but my wife and I was out for a walk on an old bit of hard standing that used to be part of a WW2 fighter base when she found this old piece of aluminium in the long grass. It is some sort of cover or hatch, having a rudimentary hinge and two catches. There is also a...
Hi all,
Just thought I'd let you know about the event being run by our Parish Council this summer. The village of Crossways, Dorset is holding an RAF Warmwell Memorial Weekend on the 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st August, 2014. Events include a Memorial re-dedication service, Battle of Britain...
We hosted a wine and cheese party whereby my friends and I all promptly got very, very drunk, formed a cheese club and gave each other special cheese club names consisting of the first two initials of your name and...wait for it...a random type of cheese!
We don't get out much down here...
Thanks a lot mate - that's been a great help. I've done the outline sketches and will transfer them with 175 Sqn markings. I aim to begin once I get out of painting the hallway , stairs and landing in our house!
Once again thanks...
CJW
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Thanks for that - you are a mine of information! And yes I spent 6 years 274 days on Chieftain (I'm still traumatised) before moving on to Challenger and finishing (briefly) on Challenger 2.
Just one more thing if I may - the very few photos that I have seen of 402 Sqn Hurribombers at...
Hello right back to you all and thanks Terry - that gives me something to go on. At the moment I reckon I'll go for a theme where the Hurricane belongs to 175 Sqn, flying over Maiden Castle perhaps. Would I be correct in saying that they where actually formed at Warmwell?
I must confess to...
Hi all. I've just found this site and registered. I've recently moved to a village that stands on the site of an old RAF base and this has awakened a passion for all things 'planey', particularly aircraft that served here in RAF Warmwell. I'm a bit of an amateur artist and am working on a...