R.A.F.WEST KIRBY ASSOCIATION

<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> <B>R.A.F.WEST KIRBY ASSOCIATION</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="043d2e83.jpg"> <div> <B>WEBMANAGER:-</B></div> <div> <B>LES HAINES, Email:-</B></div> <div> <B>leslieleshaines@aol.com</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="062faa70.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>West Kirby </B></div> <div> <B>Railway Station 1989</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="063c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>west kirby</B></div> <div> <B> sea front, </B></div> <div> <B>above and below,</B></div> <div> <B> recent ?</B></div> <div> <B>*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="064c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Welcome to the </B><B>website of the</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>R.A.F. WEST KIRBY </B><B>ASSOCIATION</B><B> </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Casablanca Heavy SF" ><B> </B></FONT><B>                          </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Tennessee Heavy SF" > " PER ARDUA AD ASTRA "</FONT><B>  </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2524b320.gif" border=0 width="75" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                      <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Tennessee Heavy SF" >                  </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><B>History</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><B>News</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="news_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2"><B>News 2</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Application"><B>Membership Application</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><B>Events</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter"><B>Newsletter</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bits Pieces"><B>Bits & Pieces</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop"><B>Shop</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 1946 47"><B>Photos 1946 - 47</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="photos_1948___49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1948 49"><B> 1948 - 49</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1950 51"><B>1950 - 51</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="photos_1952___53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1952 53"><B> 1952 - 53</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1954 55"><B>  1954 - 55</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="photos_1956___57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1956 57"><B> 1956 - 57</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W.K. band"><B>W.K. band</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W.K. Hospital"><B>W.K. Hospital</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book"><B>Guest Book</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fundraising"><B>Fundraising</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>*******************************************</B></div> <div> <B>"This website is not an official MOD website; the views represented here do not necessarily reflect the views of the MOD however MOD images / logos / badges / crests are  reproduced under licence from the Secretary of State for Defence".</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>*******************************************</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="72c64640.gif" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#0033CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>ROYAL</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>AIR FORCE</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Celebrating</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>90</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Years, 1918 - 2008.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click on </B><B><U>MAXIMISE</U></B><B> </B><B>for best viewing of this site.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This photo will bring back a lot of memories some good, some bad, It was nice to see the gate after the 5 mile run though. </B></div> <div> <B>Photo from Cliff East, blue frame by Les Haines</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04929900.jpg" border=0 width="553" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3f956fa0.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><U>The Associations new Standard.</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>See Update Newsletter top page 3,</U></B></div> <div> <B><U> for information on it's proposed use.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                 </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>COMMITTEE 2007/2008</U></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>Peter Johnstone                   Terry Barry</B></div> <div> <B>      <IMG SRC="04b646e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="110" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                           <IMG SRC="04d64810.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>      Chairman                   Secretary / Treasurer       </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                 </B></div> <div> <B>      </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                </B></div> <div> <B>  Terry Williams                                 Tony Allder   </B></div> <div> <B>   <IMG SRC="461647c0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                             <IMG SRC="2b164750.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> Minute Secretary              Membership Secretary</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B> David Haylock                                                   </B></div> <div> <B>    <IMG SRC="342647c0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                 </B></div> <div> <B>      Welfare                                          </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                 </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>                  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>      Cliff East                             Les Haines</B></div> <div> <B>     <IMG SRC="05160820.jpg" border=0 width="96" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                        <IMG SRC="6a78e960.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Archives /  Regalia   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><B>               Web Manager /</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B>Publicity  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B> Geof Dales                                    Bob Oliver                                    </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04f64640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>        Member                                    Member</B></div> <div>     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT>                      </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>         <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >    ======================================</FONT></div> <div>           </div> <div>                    <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Did you serve, train or work at RAF West Kirby,</B></div> <div> <B> in any capacity?</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="055fa150.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>If you did, then this is the association for you...</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="29557560.gif" border=0 width="87" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Annual  membership £6.00.</B></div> <div> <B>For further information on joining, see membership application page.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> or please phone the contact below.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Subscriptions are due on</U></B></div> <div> <B><U> May 1st each year.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>HAS EXPIRED.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>WHY NOT REJOIN NOW.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="361acfa0.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>THIS ASSOCIATION NEEDS </U></B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>YOU.</U></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>RAF West Kirby Association, Reunion Site - </B></div> <div> <B>CONTACT. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> Secretary / Treasurer,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>TERRY BARRY</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>on : - 01189 833088 </B></div> <div> <B>or by E mail</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>:-</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>raf_west_kirby@tiscali.co.uk</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE SEE THE</B></div> <div> <B>1946 - 1947 page and decide on the </B><B>way you would like to send them. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>MORE </U></B><B><U>PHOTOS OF THE GATE.</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4ffc45e0.jpg" border=0 width="452" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>This photo sent in by Richard Williams, on behalf of</B></div> <div> <B> his father Brian Ellis Williams,</B></div> <div> <B>(who has just joined the Association),</B></div> <div> <B>was taken Nov 16th 1950 and Jan 10th 1951.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="514095e0.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <B>Sent in by Norman Quirk, from Jan. 1952.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="502855e0.jpg" border=0 width="645" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05717900.jpg" border=0 width="535" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>How things change over the years.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HAS ANYONE GOT A PHOTO OF THE SPITFIRE,</B></div> <div> <B>AS CAMP GUARD, FROM 1952-1958? </B></div> <div> <B>This is the History of AR614, displayed as a camp guard.</B></div> <div> <B>RAF Padgate, 1949,  RAF West Kirby, 1952-1958</B></div> <div> <B>RAF Hednesford, Jan. 1958, RAF Bridgnorth, 1958-1963.</B></div> <div> <B>This info was sent to me some time ago by Derek Lehrie, </B></div> <div> <B>and this week by Colin Schroeder.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The photo below is as the Spitfire is today, sent in by Derek Lehrle.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0595ebb0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="187" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2c5902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2c7902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> <B>Two more photos of the camp guard after the rebuild at Duxford, sent to me by Michael McCarthy, he lives locally and will ask around about a photo of the Spitfire actualy on Guard duty.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05b60c20.jpg" border=0 width="608" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Above photo from Maurice Taylor. Is this the elusive camp guard at the back of the drill shed? anyone know? drop me a line, Les Haines.</B></div> <div> <B>Had a call from William Sprong, to say he is in this photo and it was taken in March 1951, his DI was Cpl. Lavin. William (Bill), is 6th from the right near the enquires board facing (with his hands behind his back) and talking to the Sgt ? or Cpl?.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05db3fa0.jpg" border=0 width="435" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>WEST KIRBY SEA FRONT 1950'S, sent in by </B></div> <div> <B>Gerald Pardey, who was at W /K in May 1954 to July 1954.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05e5ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The farm gate is the line of the main entrance. </B></div> <div> <B>The layby is reputed to be haunted by </B></div> <div> <B>someone in RAF uniform.</B></div> <div> <B>The following was sent in by Trevor Bradshaw,</B></div> <div> <B> on the Guest Book.</B></div> <div> <B>I saw a comment ref "the West Kirby Ghost "seen near there ??</B></div> <div> <B> well one of our other D.I.s,was a Cpl Pask and I had a report some months after I was there that he had been killed just near the </B></div> <div> <B>main gates riding his motorcycle he was quite a "tearaway " </B></div> <div> <B>maybe he is still roaming around ??? </B></div> <div> <B>anyone remember such an incident ?</B></div> <div> <B>See Wes Howards comments,on our Guest Book 31/10/2006. Re-above.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>The following is from Allen Dobson, </B></div> <div> <B>who left this on our Guest book, 12/08/2006.</B></div> <div> <B>RAF Regiment instrutor 54/55. I was there the same time as Pat Pasque (Pask) He used to ride push bike with a Cycle Master engine in the rear wheel and was killed at the cross road Pump Lane and the camp road by the farm which is still there. He was a nice lad and well liked.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05f5ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>West Kirby Prom. The block of flats is new. Beyond is Sand Hills with the Royal Liverpool Golf Club behind. Hilbre Island is just out of shot to left.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0605ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>T</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>he Marine Lake West Kirby, with Hilbre Island in background. Above photos,(taken in 2003), with comments sent to me by Sam Hurry, he was at W/K Feb / March 1952.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Arial" >The counter was added on the 20/10/2005.</FONT></div> <div>           </div> <bR> <div>   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://pub49.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=392032&usernum=4207560257&cpv=2"></script>   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>