The year 1952
A little music from the time . . .
Gordon Hedgecox of 192 Squadron
David Hedgecox, whose late father was Gordon, left a comment on this post about life in CSE in 2021 on how much his father would have enjoyed them. “His name…
192 Squadron Washingtons by Dave Forster
192 Squadron acquired three RB-29As as replacements for its three Lincolns in the first half of 1952. The first two aircraft (WZ966, WZ967) arrived at Watton in April and were…
Central Signals 90 Group life in 1950 – 1952 By Roy Bending
I was at RAF Watton Central Signals 90 Group, arriving about October 1950, having completed technical training at RAF St Athan. The conscription period had been increased from eighteen months…
Dev. Sqdn B flight – Groundcrew for Lincoln B2’s Joe Hemmings
3134186 AC2 Hemmings – Joe to his mates of the time, and nicknamed ‘Josh’ Hi guys – I’ll do my best to remember this all accurately but I’m now 73…
Flying on 527 Squadron – Early 1950’s by Ralph Swift
All Material on this page is Copyright © Ralph Swift 2003 It is probably true to say that the jet aircraft design of the early 1950’s was still partly rooted…
Peter Long’s brief history of Watton – 1952
The year began with a change of Command when Air Commodore G.H.Randle took over from Air Commodore Jones as Commandant CSE. The remaining GCA units on Watton, Controller and Operator…