A Brief Insight into the Life and Times of the RAF Commander and Liaison Officer at Royal Air Force BURTONWOOD (Home of the 47th Area Support Group US Army) May 1985 to May 1987 Squadron Leader J M Young MBE RAF Ret’d Last October, I sang for my supper at…
We are sorry to announce that President George Nelson and the Board have decided that we are unlikely to be allowed to hold our US reunion this year, due to Covid-19 and the restrictions on travel and gatherings. Therefore the decision has been made to postpone the reunion until October…
Tuesday, 8 May 1945 was Victory in Europe Day (VE). The President of the US and the British Prime Minister Mr Winston Churchill simultaneously announced so at 15.00 British double summer-time (special war time arrangements to maximise useful daylight hours). SHAFE’s (Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe) communique announced that hostilities…
Sasdly the Memorial Day Ceremony which was being held at the American Military Cemetery at Madingley, Cambridge on Monday 25 May, 2020 has been cancelled. The American Battle Monuments Commission made the decision to cancel all of their Memorial Day Ceremonies at their sites across the world. Many thanks to…
RAF Burtonwood opened as No 37 Maintenance Unit (MU) on 1 April 1940, 80 years ago. Its main role was as an Aircraft Storage Unit, receiving aircraft from the manufacturers, preparing them for service, modifying and issuing them. The site was split in two, 37 MU and the airfield on…
Author unknown We gotta get rid of those turbines. They’re ruining aviation and our hearing. A turbine is too simple minded, it has no mystery. The air travels through it in a straight line and doesn’t pick up any of the pungent fragrance of engine oil. Anybody can…
by Peter Moran In the early 1950s, Burtonwood was occupied by United States Air Force personnel. More importantly, from our point of view, it was occupied by their aeroplanes, some of which were C-82 Fairchild Packets, a twin engine, twin boom, cargo and paratrooping aircraft. At that time it was…
by Jim Ruel Corky was a baseball player. He was officially assigned to one of our shops but only the CO. knew which one. He was on Burtonwood for one reason and that was to play baseball on the base team. He spent his time in the gym or, with…
2018 UK reunion photos have been added to the site.
