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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

RAF Stradishall



4th September 1939 Relocation

4th September 1939 Relocated

19th June 1940 New base

3rd July 1940 Re-equipped

10th September 1940 Special Duties flight relocated

11th October 1940 Crash on training

18th February 1941 Special Op crashed in Belgium

16th March 1941 Special Duties Flight renumbered

25th August 1941 Special Duties Squadron designated

14th Sep 1941 214 Squadron Wellington lost

30th Oct 1941 138 Squadron Whitley lost

16th December 1941 Back to RAF Stradishall

28th December 1941 Shot down back at base

28th Jan 1942 Poor Conditions

29th January 1942 SOE mission failed to return

8th March 1942 Lost off Dutch Coast

10th March 1942 Czech aircrew killed

11th March 1942 SOE move to new airbase

1st Apr 1942 Aircraft Lost

6th April 1942 Squadron on the move

31st May 1942 109 Squadron Wellington lost

4th July 1942 Specialist Flights designated

10th July 1942 Special Wireless Unit relocated

21st July 1942 Mosquito delivered for radio trials

6th August 1942 On the move again

11th August 1942 Conversion to Lancasters

29th September 1942 Back on operations

14th July 1943 Aircrew sent for conversion training

22nd Oct 1943 Aircraft Lost

16th December 1944 Farewell party

17th December 1944 Move completed

1st January 1945 New radar equipment

5th January 1945 Lancaster landed at Rheims

16th January 1945 Unexplained crash

3rd February 1945 Lancaster lost at Dortmund

7th February 1945 Bomber formation broken up

8th February 1945 Lancaster exploded over target

13th February 1945 Operation Thunderclap

22nd February 1945 Routine day

27th Feb 1945 186 Squadron Lancaster lost

9th March 1945 Lancaster Flight transferred

16th March 1945 New C.O.

23rd March 1945 Attack on Wesel

4th April 1945 Mid-air collision

9th April 1945  Attack on Kiel

13th April 1945  Collision over base

29th April 1945  Operation Manna

3rd May 1945  Operation Manna

5th May 1945 Cigarettes and chocolate dropped

10th May 1945  Operation Exodus

17th August 1945 Transport Squadron relocated


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Those known to have served at

RAF Stradishall

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Birch Alfred Broyden. LAC.
  • Browne Anthony John. Sergeant (d.6th January 1942)
  • Browne Anthony John. Sergeant (d.6th January 1942)
  • Butcher Reginald Alfred. Sergeant (d.6th January 1942)
  • Cook AFC.. Frank William. F/Lt.
  • Coon M T.
  • Cornes C J. (d.6th January 1942)
  • Findley George Fenwick.
  • Gray Phillip.
  • Herriot Frank Sidney. LAC.
  • Lawrence R H W.
  • Matthews Albert David. Sergeant (d.6th January 1942)
  • Menzies Thomas. Aircraftman 1st Class (d.6th January 1942)
  • Miniken Frederick Thomas. Flight Sergeant (d.6th January 1942)
  • Perham Ivy Emily. Aircraftwoman 1st Class (d.25th Aug 1942)
  • Peterson DFC, CdG.. Malcolm Albert.
  • Pittman William Henry. Cpl.
  • Wakeling Laurie Charles. Sgt. (d.12th April 1940)
  • Wolstenholm Herbert. Sergeant (d.6th January 1942)
  • Wright James Benjamin. F/O.

The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List



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There are:50 items tagged RAF Stradishall available in our Library

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Aircraftwoman 1st Class Ivy Emily Perham RAF Stradishall (d.25th Aug 1942)

My Aunt was killed at RAF Stradishall on 25 August 1942. I would very much like to get in touch with anybody who knew her or anybody who has information related to her death, believed to have been crushed by an ambulance although this is not that clear.

Martin Cole



Sergeant Anthony John Browne (d.6th January 1942)

My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off.

RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model? Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Sergeant Anthony John Browne (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    C J Cornes (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Sergeant Albert David Matthews (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Aircraftman 1st Class Thomas Menzies (d.6th January 1942)

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    R H W Lawrence

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    M T Coon

    My uncle, Sgt Anthony John Browne 643058 (Newmarket Cemetery) was killed on 6 January 1942 when a Wellington bomber from RAF Stradishall, No 3 Group Training Flight piloted by Flight Sergeant Frederick Thomas Miniken 903047 (Clacton Cemetery) crashed shortly after take off. Would anyone have any idea of the squadron markings as I am building a replica model?

    Others killed were

  • Sergeant John Philpin Williams 983072 (Uzmaston (St. Ismael) Churchyard)
  • C J Cornes
  • Sergeant Herbert Wolstenholm 545778 (Hucknall Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Albert David Matthews 615644 (Yeovil Cemetery)
  • Sergeant Reginald Alfred Butcher 1200354 (Dover (St. Mary's) New Cemetery)
  • A/C1 Thomas Menzies 1037647 (Manchester Southern Cemetery)

    RWH Lawrence and MT Coon survived.

    Any other information of the event or of my uncle would be most welcome. God Bless them all.

  • Tony Lenton



    Phillip Gray 186 Squadron

    My name is Philip Gray, born in Ladybank on the east side of Scotland.

    During WWII I was a pilot with 186 Squadron, Stradishall, Suffolk. This was a heavy bomber squadron using Lancasters Marks I and III. My crew were -

    • F/Sgt. Gerry Merrick, navigator.
    • F/Officer Jack Marner, air bomber.
    • F/Sgt. Harry Jenkinson, Wireless operator.
    • F/Sgt. Frank Parkhouse, enginer.
    • F/Sgt. Ivor 'Blondie' Foster, mid-upper gunner.
    • F/Sgt. Clin Booth, rear gunner
    .

    We bombed Gelsenkirchen four times, the target each time being a coking plant where the Germans made synthetic petrol. These plants were located all over the Reich. In all we took part in 16 raids on Germany.

    It's all there in my book 'Ghosts Of Targets Past' published by Grub Street, London, which is now in its third edition and 10th print. I've had favourable reports on this book from all over the planet.

    I earned my 'wings', pilots brevet, at Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona, USA.

    As the war faded away in 1945 we were occupied with the 'clean up' jobs -

    • Operation Mana, dropping food to the people of The Netherlands.
    • Operation Exodus, flying back ex-POWs from France to GB.
    • Operation Baedeker, low flying over Germany to allow ground crews and admin staff to monitor the bomb damage.
    • Operation Post Mortem, testing German radar
    .

    Leaving Bomber Command I carried out two mini tours of duty for Transport Command at Syerston airfield, towing military gliders and dropping food to British farmers.

    In the mid 1950s on invitation, NOT AN ORDER, I flew for Fighter Command on the Island of Sylt, West Germany, as a staff pilot. There I flew Hawker Tempests, Mosquitos and Meteors on the four air-to-air firing ranges. For the record we lost more pilots there than on my bomber squadron during WWII. We were under the command of the 2nd Tactical Army on the Rhine. There was an emergency of one kind or another every single day on the Island of Sylt during that time. With club flying in both Scotland and New Zealand I then went on to fly for 46 years in all.

    Philip Gray



    George Fenwick Findley 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron.

    My uncle George Fenwick Findley was the last of his crew members of 218 Gold Coast Squadron. They were:
    • Bill Streeter RAF
    • Tom Mankelow RAF
    • Robert Daniel Stirling DFC, pilot RAAF
    • Paul Chase Miller RAAF
    • Lancelot Keith Gregory RAAF
    • George Seymour RNZAF

    Uncle George was an air gunner. He enlisted at No2 ITS Bradfield park and trained at No2 WAGS parkes, Port Pirie, Bradfield Park, Melbourne. He travelled to England and continued his training at 11OTU, 1657CU RAF Stradishall, 1483 RAF Newmarket and joined 218 Squadron. He flew from Downham Market, Tempsford, Woolfox Lodge, and Methwold. Operations he flew were:

    • 3/10/1943 ops mining
    • 24/10/1943 ops mining Frisian islands
    • 7/11/1943 ops mining Bordeaux
    • 18/11/1943 ops Mannheim
    • 19/11/1943 ops Leverkusen
    • 22/11/1943 ops Berlin
    • 1/12/1943 Skaggerack
    • 28/1/1944 ops mining Denmark
    • 4/3/1944 special target
    • 7/3/1944 special target
    • 18/4/1944 ops mining Keil Bay
    • 20/4/1944 ops bombing Chambley
    • 22/4/1944 bombing Laon
    • 23/4/1944 ops bombing Brussels
    • 25/4/1944 ops bombing Chambley
    • 1/5/1944 ops bombing Chambley
    • 7/5/1944 ops mining La Rochelle
    • 13/5/1944 ops mining Cherbourg
    • 5/6/1944 ops special duties for D-Day
    • 17/6/1944 ops bombing Montider
    • 21/6/1944 ops mining Guernsey
    • 24/6/1944 ops bombing Rimeux
    • 23/7/1944 ops mining Brest
    • 25/8/1944 ops bombing Russelsheim
    • 29/8/1944 ops bombing Stettin
    • 31/8/1944 ops bombing
    • 10/9/1944 ops bombing le Harve
    • 14/10/1944 ops bombing Duisburg
    • 14/10/1944 ops Duisburg
    • 18/10/1944 ops bombing Bonn
    • 22/10/1944 ops bombing Neuss
    • 23/10/1944 ops bombing Essen
    • 26/10/1944 ops Leverkusen
    • 30/10/1944 ops bombing Wesseling
    • 31/10/1944 ops bombing Bottrop
    The aircraft he flew in are: Wackett, Fairy Battle, Wellington, Stirling 111, Lancaster 1. He was a member of 218 squadron from 29/9/1943 to 21/10/1944 in the crew of Lancaster HA-E.

    Evelyn E Hill



    LAC. Frank Sidney Herriot 90 Squadron

    Frank Herriot served in the RAF with 90 and 186 squadron, at Dumfries, Gibraltar, Tuddenham, Stradishall and in Italy.

    M Herriot



    F/O. James Benjamin Wright 186 Squadron

    186 squadron; Dad & crew

    My dad, James Wright served as navigator with 186 Squadron on Lancasters flying out of Tuddenham, then Stradishall, from February to June 1945, flying 18 missions over Germany. His pilot was F/Lt Head.

    John Wright



    LAC. Alfred Broyden "Pop" Birch 214 Squadron

    My father was Alfred Birch. He served in the Heavy Conversion Unit attached to 214 Squadron at Stradishall and Chedburgh. He was a ground crew member and was a L.A.C. He was also in some way attached to the US Army Air Corps as he told me of the horrific things he saw which had happened to the American fliers. I don't know if there are any personnel alive who remember him or if any pictures of him there exist. He was one of the oldest on the base and was given the nickname Pop because of his age.

    Graham Birch



    Sgt. Laurie Charles Wakeling 149 Squadron (d.12th April 1940)

    Laurie Wakeling was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wakeling. He was 23 when he was killed.

    S Flynn



    Cpl. William Henry Pittman 214 Squadron

    My father, William Pittman was stationed at Stradishall during WW2.I I have a book which Dad wrote about his time in the war. Dad was ground crew and an electrician.

    Bill Pittman



    F/Lt. Frank William Cook AFC. No.6 Maintenance Unit

    My grandfather, Frank Cook, was posted to 1427 Flight at Stradishall for a short period between 28th of November 1942 and 11th of December 1942. He flew 3 different Short Stirling planes during that period. The First Officer for the early flights was P/O Dawe and then he was First Officer for his last flight. He then returned to 6 MU in Brize Norton where he continued flying a multitude of planes, mostly Spitfires in this time frame. He died in about 1979.

    Sarah Yates



    Malcolm Albert Peterson DFC, CdG. No. 138 Squadron

    I know so little about my father Malcolm Peterson's war record. I have his log books and I know he trained to be a pilot in Blenheim NZ before travelling via Canada to Britain where he first joined 51 Squadron in Sept 1941, during which time he flew on bombing ops over Europe. Following that he joined No. 138 Squadron in January 1942, and this is where the information becomes sketchy because his logbook states 'ops as ordered', rather than mentioning towns which were bombed as happened during the time with 51 Squadron. I think this is when he was with SOE flying out of RAF Stradishall.

    From July 1942 there was a stint at No. 10 OTU Abingdon followed by one at No.24 OTU Honeybourne, and on 14th February 1943 a crash at RAF Greenham Common, where the aircraft was totally destroyed. There were no injuries sustained by the crew, but my father was very badly injured and out of the war for 10 months. He recuperated at Stretton Hall, Staffordshire where he met my mother who was a nurse there. There seems to have been a long period of training when my father returned to the war, and finally he joined No. 692 Squadron in Feb 1945. He was awarded the DFC and also the Croix de Geurre avec palme for his war efforts.

    Jane Ivers







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