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Coastal Command - the forgotten ones

There is a section at the National Memorial Arboretum for Coastal Command, attached few pics of the benches.
 

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I was Stationed at RAF Wig Bay, Stranraer, (1949 --1950) which was a Coastal Command M.U. it was here that many of the Sunderlands had their final resting place before being scrapped. There were dozens of them "Beached" together with a few "Catalinas" at a site which was called "Scar Point" . Some aircraft still came in for service, it was a wonderful sight
to see them taking of and landing. I was fortunate enough to have a few "Gash Bod" trips, two or three times over to "Shorts" Belfast and once down to Calshot . ( By the way Eric I still wave to your "Lancaster" when it flies over on a regular basis)

Regards Reg

Regards Reg
 
My father was a F/Sgt in Coastal Command he was based in Lossiemouth in Scotland in WW2 he was born in B'ham son of a Police Ins in B'ham.My father was born in B'ham his name was Jack Allen....................Regards Joe 90
 
Roverman, , I was on Coastal Command on Sunderland's, 205/209 Squadron, RAF Seletar, Singapore way back in 1954 as a wireless operator, wonderful a/c (although still preferred my time with 82 Squadron Lancaster's in '49/'51 !!), I think they were about to be replaced by something more modern when I returned to the UK June '55. My flying days were then over due to failing annual medical (weak right eye), so left the RAF the following year June '56 after 8 happy years. Eric
 
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