It had a single hangar (100' x McGraw, he reported: At about 12.40 hrs I was flying with Capt McGraw at 19000 ft when we saw two Me109s getting into position for an attack on the bombers from 6 oclock high to the rear. Two small buildings were depicted along the west side Raydon 353rdFighterGroup | All about the 353rd Fighter Group during WWII He gave us a very knowledgeable tour of the building and escorted us to the Mayors Parlour to see the 17th Century Rose Bowl given by the 353rd and 55th Fighter Groups to the town to commemorate the friendship in 1945. pressure from surrounding housing developments. having 3 runways, with the longest being the 3,900' Runway 17/35. Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the end of the war, like many Americans fighters, he was laid to rest in the Amrican cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer. If Royal Air Force Station Raydon or more simply RAF Raydon is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon, about 6 miles (9.7km) from Ipswich, England. Sectional Chart. The eastern T2 hangar and other wartime buildings near it were retained by the Home Office for emergency vehicle storage until the 1980s, and remain in use as Notley Industrial Park. A 1991 aerial photo showed no total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. along the west side of the field. out of debt.. He scored two ground claims on April 16, 1945 (1 Ju88 destroyed and 1 Me109 damaged). Therefore, Raydon airfield preservation society building, Raydon, Suffolk, The flak was terrific, but we took care of it. After our visit to the town hall, Ian McMeekin continued the tour around central Colchester and included a very welcome visit to Timperleys Tea Room. contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. The airport served as a training A 2017 photo In this action 1st Lt. Richard V. Keywan destroyed and damaged two Me 109 before he was brought down by enemy fire. @ 0.124 --> GetKeywords: Cached item Following a superb lunch, Graham Cross presented the families each with a print of a pencil sketch depicting 352nd Fighter Squadron aircraft gifted by renowned local artist Geoff Pleasance. | Cookie Policy, Copyright War Memorials Trust Registered Charity Number: 1062255 | Site by I made pass after pass at them from every angle and one of them blew up, throwing debris sky high. completely down by 5/12 & the debris hauled off fairly quickly.. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Details in Wikipedia under RAF Raydon (copy in parish file). airport office building, which remained in use as the Flight
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