The year 1952



A little music from the time . . .

 

Dick’s War

My name is Richard Marshall-Hardy, son of Squadron Leader R F Marshall-Hardy. My father was based and we lived in married quarters at RAF Watton (according to his log books)…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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