The following are edited extracts from 3 chapters of a book Katie Adland has written and published recounting her memories of World War II. Katie saw the early part of…
German Landing Grounds in Norfolk? By Peter Meston
Wing Commander Peter Meston RAF Retd, served at Watton in 1939/40 with 21 Squadron and was involved in a very strange affair. In a letter to Colin Waugh who has…
RAF Watton – Extracts from the 1940 Diary of Jack Bartley
The following are extracts from the personal diary of Jack Bartley ex. RAF No. 626100 who served at RAF Watton with No 21 Sqdn as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner during…
Chronicles of a Charmed Life By Jack Bartley. Ex. RAF No. 626100
Jack served at RAF Watton with No 21 Sqdn as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner during the first half of 1940. During the advance of the German army into the low…
Eclipse of an Air Gunner By Jack Bartley. Ex. RAF No. 626100
Jack served at RAF Watton with No 21 Sqdn as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner during the first half of 1940. On the morning of 14th May 1940 we looked up…
It’s All In a Day’s Work. A difficult job removing wounded aircrew for Harry Osbourne
When on 10th May 1940, Hitler’s troops crossed the Maginot Line into Belgium, it brought them into confrontation with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who were rushed up from France.…
Don ‘Mac’ McFarlane and R3821
Don “Mac” McFarlane, an Observer on 82 Squadron flew in R3821 on a number of occasions prior to 13th August 1940 and was scheduled to fly on the 13th August.…
My Arrival At RAF Watton By Frank Harbord
Frank was posted to Watton as one of the crews to replace the eleven lost on the 17th May 1940 on a raid to Gembloux in Belgium. His time in…
Central Signals 90 Group life in 1950 – 1952 By Roy Bending
I was at RAF Watton Central Signals 90 Group, arriving about October 1950, having completed technical training at RAF St Athan. The conscription period had been increased from eighteen months…
The View From The Cab The MT Driver’s perspective By John Beavin
I arrived at Watton in Sept 1950 from 90 GP HQ Medmenham. I was an MT driver. I can only recall Lincolns being based at Watton at that time, there…