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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Witchek, a data systems technician assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, is honored by his peers during a retirement cermony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Feb. 12, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Floyd)
Control Tower / Watch Office for Fighter Satellite Stations (Building 49) (A/M Drg No: 3156/41 & 1536/42).
RAF Ludham airfield opened late on in 1941 as a satellite to RAF Coltishall. This fighter airfield was home mostly to Supermarine Spitfire units throughout its life, the first of which was from No. 19 Squadron, arriving from RAF Matlaske for a mixture of offensive and defensive duties. In the spring of 1942 No. 19 Squadron’s Spitfire's essentially swapped airfields with No. 610 Squadron as more Spitfire's moved in from RAF Hutton Cranswick. Unusually for a Spitfire squadron, the squadron was employed to counter increased German nocturnal activity by German bombers.
No. 610 switched with No. 167 Squadron at RAF Castletown, bringing many Dutch pilots with more Spitfires to RAF Ludham. Hawker Typhoons were also a rare different type to operate from the airfield, arriving in May 1943 for a short period to fly more offensive and defensive missions. The site did suffer from a number of German fighter-bomber attacks during this time.
Major redevelopment took place in 1944 with the intention of RAF Ludham becoming a U.S.A.A.F fighter station (Station 177), three hard runways and fifty new dispersals being built. However, the Americans never arrived and instead the Fleet Air Arm moved in, RAF Ludham becoming HMS Flycatcher from the summer of 1944.
The following units were here at some point –
▪︎No. 1 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 19 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 91 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 167 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 195 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 602 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 603 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 610 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 611 Squadron RAF
▪︎No. 1489 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight RAF
▪︎No. 2819 Squadron RAF Regiment
▪︎No. 2893 Squadron RAF Regiment.
It was home to the headquarters of the Mobile Naval Airfield Organisation from 4th September and a number of their Mobile Naval Air Bases (MONAB's). MONAB's were a series of mobile self-contained units able to repair and prepare aircraft, engines and components for ships of the Fleet. Each MONAB was initially commissioned at Ludham before the headquarters moved to AAC Middle Wallop on 16th February 1945.
Two squadrons with more Spitfire's arrived a few days later to carry out the same duties as in earlier times, attacking air and ground targets. After leaving in April these units were replaced by No. 91 Squadron and a month later No. 1 Squadron, also with Spitfire's. Both units departed in July and the airfield was put under Care and Maintenance. Having transferred to No. 60 Group the airfield was used for housing personnel from nearby RAF sites, before activity essentially ceased by the end of 1945.
The airfield finally closed in the first half of 1946. By the early 1960's the Air Ministry had sold the land and farmers eventually reacquired the airfield. Although most of the runways were broken up a small stretch was kept and used from later the same decade as a private airstrip for light aircraft and cropsprayers. Unusually, one of the wartime Blister hangars was later re-erected at the end of the surviving runway, obstructing take offs and landings. The two control towers both survive and were restored in the early 2000's. Part of the perimeter track also remains, although most of the other buildings have been demolished.
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Fighter built in January 09. This was my 2nd attempt at a space fighter. I wanted this to be minifig sized and to use more color.
Foo Fighters
Broken Leg Tour 2015
Unipol Arena Bologna, Italy IT
13th november 2015
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Starting a Bristol Fighter at Shuttleworth. The aircraft a Bristol F.2b dates from 1918. D8096 still flies regularly and is one of only two Bristol Fighters that are airworthy in the world, although a third is being restored to airworthiness at Old Warden. Height: 9ft 6in Length: 26ft 2in Wingspan: 39ft 3in Engine: one 275hp Rolls-Royce Falcon III, V12 Max Speed: 132mph Armament: one synchronised forward firing Vickers machine gun one Lewis gun mounted on a scarff ring in the rear cockpit.
Foo Fighters
Broken Leg Tour 2015
Unipol Arena Bologna, Italy IT
13th november 2015
This image is copyright © Roberto Finizio. All right reserved. This photo must not be used under ANY circumstances without written consent.
for info and photos visit my website www.robertofinizio.it
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