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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044b85a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>R.A.F.WEST KIRBY ASSOCIATION</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="R.A.F.WEST KIRBY ASSOCIATION"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History">History</A>   |   <B>News</B>   |   <A HREF="news_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2">News 2</A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Application">Membership Application</A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events">Events</A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter">Newsletter</A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bits Pieces">Bits & Pieces</A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop">Shop</A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 1946 47">Photos 1946 - 47</A>   |   <A HREF="photos_1948___49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1948 49"> 1948 - 49</A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1950 51">1950 - 51</A>   |   <A HREF="photos_1952___53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1952 53"> 1952 - 53</A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1954 55">  1954 - 55</A>   |   <A HREF="photos_1956___57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1956 57"> 1956 - 57</A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W.K. band">W.K. band</A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W.K. 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The photos below shows how it was before and after the damage.                          </B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b415900.jpg" border=0 width="533" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                              <IMG SRC="0b5baba0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>After being</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>demolished some time later, the reason why it was decided to put a larger Memorial in it's place.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>FOR ALL OTHER PHOTOS OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE AND THE COMMEMORATIVE STONE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.freewebs.com/rafwk2cs/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freewebs.com/rafwk2cs/"><B>www.freewebs.com/rafwk2cs/</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b7e65e0.jpg" border=0 width="486" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>No it wasn't done by Cliff. His car in ditch at plaque unveiling, published with Cliff's permission</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B><B><U>ATTENTION</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>THE COMMEMORATIVE STONE IS NOW INSTALLED,</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>AND HAS BEEN FUNDED BY LOANS AND THESE LOANS HAVE TO BE REPAID</B></FONT><B>.........ANY DONATIONS OR FUNDRAISING IDEAS, TO RAFWKA C/O TERRY BARRY.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>This photo sent to me by Terry Barry.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="27ae75e0.jpg" border=0 width="487" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Just had the following photos from Cliff East, </B></div> <div> <B>sent to him by Jeff Dales.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2cafb5e0.jpg" border=0 width="507" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Jeff, has fitted a new plaque to the Commemorial Stone, </B></div> <div> <B>as follows.<IMG SRC="2ccfa5e0.jpg" border=0 width="506" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>So we should get more people visiting</B></div> <div> <B>our website, thanks Jeff.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="38058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above sent in by Les Bailey, one of our new members. He lives at Pensby, on the Wirral, if anyone would like his E-mail address drop me a line,(Les Haines)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="38564f30.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="243" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Sent to me by Cliff East, taken February 2007</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Dennis King and Les Haines.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c863900.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Standing by the National Service Memorial.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Anymore old hut mates met up again? </B></div> <div> <B>drop a line to Cliff East if they have. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>**********************************</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>