RAF Burtonwood Association three lectures on the history of the base in January 2017

Will certainly be going to this.

The museum although relatively small, is excellent and is well worth a visit if in the area.

Be aware there is absolutely nothing left of this once massive airfield unless you go rooting about in the undergrowth. The last of the hangers, that could be seen from the M62,and the huge apron are now gone.

http://www.rafburtonwood.com/series-of-three-lectures-on-raf-burtonwood/

Series of Three Lectures on RAF Burtonwood
We present a series of three Lectures covering

The Story of RAF Burtonwood

To be held at

Gulliver’s Hotel, Gulliver’s World, Shackleton Way, Warrington WA5 9YZ

7.00 pm – 10.00 pm

30 minute break at 8.30

on

Monday 16 January 2017, Monday 23 January and Monday 30 January

Free to members

Non members single payment of £5.00 for one, two or all three lectures

Pay at the door on the night

Full PowerPoint presentation with video clips

Free parking

For reservations please contact [email]AldonPF@aol.com[/email]

or Aldon Ferguson on 079 121 48938

Will all attendees please register with Aldon to ensure we have room. Once full we will have to close the list and we regret that we cannot accommodate walk-ins. The hotel is located in Gulliver’s World with access well signed off Shackleton Close. On approaching the centre of the site the hotel is immediately in front of the road. Parking is adjacent. There is a pay bar for alcoholic and soft drinks as well as tea and coffee before the event and at the break.

The lectures will be by Powerpoint and will feature stills and video clips illustrating the story of RAF Burtonwood from the early RAF days in 1940, supplying Spitfires to the Battle of Britain, leading on to the American occupation and massive expansion with details of the work undertaken throughout WWII in producing aircraft and engines and all ancillary equipment. It continues with Burtonwood being the last US base in the UK to close, the re-occupation by the RAF and sudden return to the USAF in 1948 due to the Cold War. The build up to support, initially the Berlin Airlift and then the USAF in the UK and Europe. The lengthening of the runway, construction of Header House and the new terminal building and control tower. the reasons for the run down by the USAF and occupation by the US Army including explaining the Army’s activities there culminating in the eventual closure in 1993 at the end of the Cold War. There is so much to tell and show that it will take all three lectures to complete.

Attendees are welcome to enjoy the whole story by coming to all three lectures or any one of them. The single fee of £5.00 is payable for joining us at one, two or all three lectures. All are free to members of the RAF Burtonwood Association. All must make prior reservations with Aldon Ferguson, we regret that we cannot accommodate walk-ins. See above for contact details.

We look forward to seeing you on 16 January 2017