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Dates: 1938 - 1970 In 1938 the RAF airfield on Thorney Island was built, the runways being metalled in 1942. Among the aircraft based at the station during the war years were Avro Ansons and Consolidated Liberators of RAF Coastal Command. Post war the airfield was utilised for training navigators, until the 1960s when 242 OCU of Transport Command took over, flying the C130 Hercules as well as No. 46 Squadron RAF with Andover CMk1 transports. These remained at the base until the RAF left in the late 1970s. Between 1965-69 Thorney Island was an instructional Unit, training aircrew on Varisity, Argosy and Beverley aircraft. In 1968 it was responsible for the introduction of the first C130 Hercules, Also in the beginning it was moved from RAF Dishforth during some time before 1962
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" Forces Reunited has learned with regret of the death of Mr Kennedy on 12 July 2007. Mr Kennedy was in the 24th Entry at Cosford and served at a variety of stations at home and overseas, including RAAF Butterworth (1966-1968) and RAF Thorney Island (1968-1973). He left as a Chief Tech in ..."
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"Chris was in the M.T. section at RAF thorney Island we were there in 1969ish and he came from the Isle of White "
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"we were at RAF Thorney Island MT section around 1969 "
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" A steam-driven car hissed and gurgled its way to 80mph on a test run on a Ministry of Defence runway yesterday. Its British builders hope that it will break the record of 127.7 mph for a steam car set in 1906 by a Stanley Rocket. The 25ft car, nicknamed the fastest kettle in the world, was driven ..."
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"I’m trying to make contact with anyone who served with me in the MT at RAF Thorney Island from 1969 to 1972 in particular, or anyone who knew me at any units that I was staioned at."
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RAF Thorney Island
1938 - 1970
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