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By: - 13th January 2008 at 12:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
East Kirkby - Silksheen
By: - 13th January 2008 at 14:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I believe that Skellingthorpe was "Blackswan"
By: - 13th January 2008 at 15:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RAF Winthorpe
Station 52 - RAF Winthorpe was "Clickheel".
I believe that Newark Air Museum also later used the phrase "Operation Clickheel" as the name of their fund raising campaign to generate the partnership funding for their HLF project.
By: - 13th January 2008 at 20:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks for the response so far. There is still alot not known such as the Pathfinder stations and No 4 Group in Yorkshire.
By: - 13th January 2008 at 21:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
believe raf breighton, 4 group, was nosmo.
By: - 15th January 2008 at 10:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Excellent thread.
I need to rediscover St Mawgans callsign, I believe it was something like 'Manby', does anyone know for sure?
Did the airfields retain the same callsign name throughout the war?
Did the callsigns ever get used post-war?
By: - 15th January 2008 at 12:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sorry - I consulted what is IMHO the airfield 'bible' for you - Military Airfields in the British Isles by Willis and Holmes (1990) but whilst it lists just about everything else - no joy on the codenames
TT
By: - 15th January 2008 at 14:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks T-6 Tomcat come on folks surely there must be more info out there. I might try the archives at Hendon.
By: - 15th January 2008 at 14:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Don't suppose they are mentioned in the "Action Stations" Books at all - I havent got them Im afraid so I cant check
Chris
By: - 15th January 2008 at 15:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I have never seen the airfield callsigns printed anywhere, the one I had down for St Mawgan was from a transcript of a conversation between an RAF controller and USAF B-24 that crashed. Unfortunatly I lent it to someone, etc etc.
There must be a definitive list somewhere, plus aircrew must know what they called up.
Same goes for station codes, but alot of these can be found on Robert Trummans Control Towers site.
By: - 15th January 2008 at 16:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Of lit;e use but nonetheless
Stornoway - Pigsty
Winkton - Drainsink
RAF ANDOVER (Weyhill) = Manhours
RAF Middle Wallop = Poster
RAF Ibsley = Lardit
RAF Warmwell = Kingsroad
RAF Chilbolton = Motto
RAF Holmsley South = Recess
RAF Bournmouth/Hurn = Rumpus
RAF Lasham = Moonbeam
RAF Middle Wallop = Poster
RAF Odiham = Brawler
RAF Stoney Cross = Ironwork
RAF Thorney Island = Whitewell
RAF Thruxton = Bunkbed
RAF Tarrant Rushton = Cheekbone
RAF Zeals = Pipet
have you tried putting a query on the wartime memories pages ?? http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/answer.html
who knows it might be fruitful
cheers
Chris
By: - 15th January 2008 at 20:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
CJH, That's great many thanks ,the truth is out there...
By: - 15th January 2008 at 21:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RAF Beaulieu = Acheback
By: - 16th January 2008 at 08:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
a few more lurking around
Condover= Bureau
Bardney= Rudkin
RAF Lisset = Underskirt
By: - 16th January 2008 at 17:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RAF Pershore = Firkin
RAF Wheaton Aston = Banet White
By: - 16th January 2008 at 18:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RAF East Wretham (USAAF Station No. 133) = Woodbrook
By: - 18th January 2008 at 11:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Elsham Wolds
In the book 'No moon tonight' when the radio operator calls their home base of RAF Elsham Wolds it is 'Hazel Control'. Hazel could be its callsign.
By: - 23rd January 2008 at 21:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Waddington was "Slangword", 467 squadron's code was Mozart, 463's was Fuller.
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Max Williams
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By: T-21 - 13th January 2008 at 10:30
Would be grateful for any information i.e Metheringham was "Coffestall" and Bottesford "Babette".