Memories

Here are J. Kevin Webster’s memories of his first flight in an RAF Chipmunk from Church Fenton sometime in 1962. Visit his websites about the RAF’s 36 and 100 Squadrons: …

I think I held the record for long service at The Royal Yorkshire Flying Club serving there for 7 years and 9 months. I had …

I was on the first 7FTS Sqn that reopened the site in ~ March April 1979 as a Pilot Officer under training doing the 60Hrs …

I was stationed at Leconfield in 1958 -1959 during the time the runway was being  reconstructed adding concrete touch-down pads/ taxiways in readiness for the …

Ricky Spencer – Stationed at Church Fenton,1972 -1974 Clerk Stats – last tour of duty, many happy memories and good times, bulldogs, JP’s and Chipmunks …

614290 A.C. FORD. In 1938 and 1939 I was stationed at RAF Church Fenton, and was attached to S.H.Q. and was on general duties. At …

MY DAD WAS STATIONED AT R.A.F. CHURCH FENTON IN THE EARLY 60s HE WENT ON TO WORK FOR Y.U.A.S. THEN HE WAS A SECURITY GUARD …

I was OC SCAF at Church Fenton from 1986 to 1988 (at the same time that Ralph Bayley was the station photographer there), one of …

Below can be found a story about the events of 29th April 1942, taken with permission from the RAF Bomb Disposal Association’s excellent website www.rafbdhistory.co.uk. Black Wednesday …