The next two years it became home to a reggae festival called 'Summerjam'. Wildenrath was the first of four 'clutch' stations built for the RAF in Germany during the early 1950s. Deputy Commander Operations Air Marshal Harvey Smyth The Deputy Commander of Operations is based at Air Command as the Royal Air Forces senior war fighter. When the Harriers were moved to RAF Gtersloh in 1976, 19 and 92 Squadrons with Phantom FGR.2 were formed at Wildenrath. raf wildenrath station commanders Gp Capt. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Wildenrath was th The domestic site is now predominantly military. By 2007 the railway test tracks had taken over considerable areas of the airfield. Notice the removed HASs on the southwest dispersal area. [4], Allison was piloting the last airworthy Second World War German Messerschmitt Bf 109 when he made a forced landing at an air show in Duxford in October 1997. R MacFarlane, 1 Sep Gp Capt M F D Williams (OC, No All but the western threshold and overrun of the runway has been obliterated, and the eastern runway threshold is now a Golf course, rather than the site of Bloodhound surface to air missiles. RAF career. Warning: some page functionalities could not work due to your privacy choices, Google Analytics (GA4) is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Google). November 1955, 1 Nov 1945 Below are just some of our members who have served at RAF Wildenrath. In 19745, the Wildenrath station commander was Group Captain Patrick 'Paddy' Hine, who later rose to Air Chief Marshal and Joint Commander of all British forces during the Gulf War. Gp Capt D Peveler, 24 Sep 1956Gp Capt P S Collins, 8 Dec 1976 The organisation behind them was seen to be at fault, and following a comprehensive review numerous changes were made to procedures. 1961 Handed over to German Air Force, 1 Jun 1954Gp Capt G W Petre, 29 Dec 1957Gp RAF Wittering News New Station Commander At Royal Air Force Wittering 10 Jun 2021 Wing Commander Jez Case is the new Station Commander at RAF Wittering, taking over from Group Captain Jo Lincoln who is promoted to Air Commodore in July. Gp Capt He is a keen restorer of vintage cars and old airplanes, and is president of the Light Aircraft Association. He was the Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State. Runway: 09/27 - 2497x45m/8192x148ft - Asphalt 1952 Gp Capt J E Johnson, xx Apr Security in these Siedlungs was strict: RAF Police patrolled every 30 minutes and each morning the area and any cars in it were scanned for bombs by special teams. More arrived from RAF Wildenrath in March and April. Infobox Military Unit unit_name = Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath caption = Station crest dates = 15 January 1952 – ??
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