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When l was based at RAF Bicester, only a few miles away at USAF Upper Heyford they used Kaman Huskies for crash rescue & fire fighting.

Midland A.M. at Coventry have one of these on loan from the NMoUSAF.

Roger Smith.

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Great website there.
I was fortunate to be able to join a tour around Upper Heyford last week, it is an incredible place to visit as it has been preserved exactly in the state it was in when the USAF left in 1993. Many of the original 1920s RAF buildings and post-war USAF buildings and structures (inc unique B-47 & 50 nose docks) are now listed by English Heritage.
Even the last F-111 moves are up on the ops boards etc.
I recommend a look if you get the chance.

when where you at Bicester? My dad was stationed at Upper Heyford, and my mom worked at the Amercian school at Croughton.:cool:

Approx from 1967 to 1968, l got an escorted tour around the flightline, hangars, etc with an MP. l was allowed to take photos of the McDonnell RF-101C ‘Voodoos’, except when l tried to take one of a USN SkyWarrior he said no as it was a spyplane.

Dog House are your parents on here. http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/roster.html

Pagen01, I also last visited the NMUSAF in 2005 and the watch tower contains bricks from various watch towers located on 8th AF airfields in the UK, each brick has its original airfield name painted on it.

Thanks Seaking, there has been a remarkable effort put into recreating that tower then.

When l was based at RAF Bicester, only a few miles away at USAF Upper Heyford they used Kaman Huskies for crash rescue & fire fighting.

when where you at Bicester? My dad was stationed at Upper Heyford, and my mom worked at the Amercian school at Croughton.:cool:

Pagen01, I also last visited the NMUSAF in 2005 and the watch tower contains bricks from various watch towers located on 8th AF airfields in the UK, each brick has its original airfield name painted on it.

Nice pics and thanks for sharing.
That watch office/control tower in the first post looks like a recreated or a relocated British AM design, do you know its history at all?

Edit, must look at all pictures!:o
The info board describes it as a recreated watch office. That truely is amazing, even the visual cupola looks spot-on, great to see the Americans cherishing this history as they get slowly demolished in this country.

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When l was based at RAF Bicester, only a few miles away at USAF Upper Heyford they used Kaman Huskies for crash rescue & fire fighting.

Very nice pics of the museum, hope to get there next year!

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