Date: Thursday 29th of December 2005
Name: Donald Valot
Email: tovaldon(a)verizon.net
TwinBase job: Airmen 81st spsq
Twin Base years: 6-72/9-73

Date: Monday 26th of December 2005
Name: John Mangum
Email: john(a)mangum.demon.co.uk
TwinBase job: SSgt, Det 3, 2164th Comm Sqd, Martlesham Heath
Twin Base years: 67-70
Located now:Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK
Message: Spent three years at Martlesham Heath (the Rock) Many fond memories including the first year that I spent living in one of the Quonset Huts at RAF Bentwaters (mine was on the end of the steam pipe run adjacent to the sugar beet field that seperated the Huts from the old hospital). I've been back in the UK for eight years now, and still visit Ipswich often.

Date: Friday 23rd of December 2005
Name: Denis L. Rogers
Email: Denisrogers(a)verizon.net
TwinBase job: 81st MMS missile shop
Twin Base years: Dec 75 to Feb 81
Located now:Rowlett, TX
Message: Bentwaters/Woodbridge was the best years of my life. My wife and I had a great experience and made many friends. The missile shop was the best duty I had in the AF.We watched the BB-stackers do all the work and we got all the glory. Loved it.

Date: Sunday 18th of December 2005
Name: Forrest Atkins
Email: fatkins1 (a) excite.com
TwinBase job: Weapons Mechanics Crew Chief
Twin Base years: 1966 to 1970
Located now:Oxnard, Calif
Message: Watching Woodbridge UFO documentary, on researching further, stumbled across this site.

Date: Sunday 18th of December 2005
Name: Ken Powers
Email: poolboy (a) vcmail.net
TwinBase job: 43131,crew cheif,A1C, 81 OMS,Bentwaters
Twin Base years: 76-78
Located now:Ventura,CA. Swimming pool tech
Message: I remember the day, members of the band Lynard Skynard died. A bummer, but another reason to party at the time. F-4D Phantoms ROCK!! Any Sanduski or Doug Chick or how about Lippincot. Any OMS or Phase Row give me a email.

Date: Saturday 17th of December 2005
Name: Monty & Katie Robertson
Email: montyrobertson (a) bellsouth.net
TwinBase job: Monty-81st FMS Katie-81st FMS
Twin Base years: 75-77
Located now:Greensboro,North Carolina Tyco Electronics
Message: We met and were married there, had our 1st child there. Love our stay there and have been wanting to go back. Had many fond memories there and would like to get in contact with our friends we made there.

Date: Saturday 17th of December 2005
Name: Steve Hendrix
Email: Maxville1 (a) aol.com
TwinBase job: Air Traffic Control Radar Maint.-2164th Comm Sqdn
Twin Base years: Sep 1977-Sep 1979
Located now:Jacksonville, Florida
Message: Would love to hear from people I worked with in the 2164th Comm Sqdn. Does anyone remember the band "Tutch" that used to play at the Phantom Club? I played guitar with them. I am now a technician for BellSouth (25 years) and I am also retired from the Florida Air Nat'l Guard (MSgt.)

Date: Monday 28th of November 2005
Name: Jim Carey
Email: pgajhc (a) hotmail.com
BW job: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER,BENTWATERS TWR 1979-1983
Located now:HOUSING MANAGER MISAWA AB JAPAN
Message: HELLO TO FELLOW CONTROLLERS WHO WORKED AT BENTWATERS & WOODBRIDGE & ENGLISH CONTROLLER MR. EDWARDS

Date: Friday 18th of November 2005
Name: David P. Schaefer
Email: dodas72 (a) insightbb.com
B/W years: Bentwaters Feb 73 - Apr 76
B/W job: 81st OMS Crew Chief on F-4C Tail # 413 and F-4D Tail# 227.
Located now:Kewanee, Illinois
Message: My aircraft was always parked on top of hill. Also BPO Inspector working for John Neill. My wife (Donna) was the Dry Cleaner Manager from Mid 74 til we left in Apr 76 for Cannon AFB, NM. Remember Larry Cranford, Richard "Jerry" Parker, Louis Fuentes, Reese Breedlove, Rick Crow, Phil Joiner, Ed Lucero. I am now retired from Civil Service and Military (E-8) .  

Date: Friday 29th of July 2005
Name: Eugene Smith Jr
Email: esmith (a) barbourville.com
B/W years: 1974-75
B/W job: Egress E-4 81st tfw
Located now:Barbourville, Kentucky 40906 Paramedic
Message: in the winter that wet cold air comeing off the N sea more later

Name: Alan L. Farner
Email: madgn (a) northarkansas.net
B/W years: RAF Woodbridge, 1965/69 & 1975/78
B/W job: 81st SPS
Located now:North Arkansas
Message: Picture of self just prior to retirement (right).
I have found a lost friend; Thomas & Maureen Janik who were stationed at RAF Woodbridge in the mid 60s. Many old friends have been looking from them for some time.
Thanks

Name: Jim Meeks
Email: jim.meeks-at-comcast.net
B/W years: 1975 - 1977
B/W job: Sgt. 81st SPS Bentwaters
Located now:Northwest Indiana
Message: (PLEASE CHANGE E-MAIL ADDRESS TO: jim.meeks-at-comcast.net) Sgt. James J. Meeks Bentwaters Woodbridge Jul 1975 - July 1977, Sgt. 81st SPS (worked both Security and Law Enforcement sides)
Address: 1193 Rak Road (a) Burns Harbor, Chesterton, Indiana 46304-9728
Stationed from 07/75 to 07/77 at Bentwaters (also worked Woodbridge)
You really do not appreciate how much you loved being there until you aren't there anymore.
Really do miss the place..!

Sunday 07/17/2005 3:44:15pm
Name Donald J. Schabach
Email dschar912-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 1976 - 78
B/W job ARU Shop
Now at Tampa Fla.
Message Worked mostly swing shift at Woodbridge. Remember the great service football games.

Tuesday 07/12/2005 8:36:22pm
Name Maureen Duralski (nee Kirby)
Email MDuralski-at-Charter.net
B/W yrs 1970-1973
B/W job
Now at
Message Hallo there. I am writing for my husband Ray Duralski. We both enjoy your site very much. I lived in Melton & worked at the Telephone Exchange, where I made quite a few friends.
1 or 2 of them I will never forget. My Husband was at Bentwaters in 1970-73. He was discharged in '73 then came back to England & we married in 1975, I had two sons from a previous marriage & the Ray & I had a daughter in '76. We came back to the States in 1986, but as my family was in England I visited Woodbridge two or three times & got in touch with some school mates. I was Maureen Kirby before I married & would love to hear from anyone who remembers me. Woodbridge has changed so much it is so pretty now. Please feel free to give me any intake
Thankyou
Maureen Duralski (nee Kirby) ex Smith.

Tuesday 07/12/2005 0:29:00am
Name Curtis 'preacher' Payne
Email cwpayne49-at-aol.com
B/W yrs july 1972 - july 1974
B/W job adm spec - 81st AMS
Now at TENNESSEE
Message What a great time in my life and I have so many fond memories of bentwaters. I played on the base basketball team during my 2 years there. during the my last year there we compiled an 18-2 record which I think still stands today as the best record in Bentwaters history. We had so many grat players, Hank Brown, Isadore Brown, Bones Bennett, Clayes, Jefferson, Oops Alston, Dogan just to mention a few. My first year there we were blessed with the talent of Alan Mills, perhaps the greatest player to wear a Phantom uniform. We stay in touch with each other and visit one another from time to time. Another friend I stay in touch with is Ray "poor dog" Ruffin from Beaumont, Texas. After my tenure on active duty I joined the Tenn air national guard and retired as a CMS after 27 yrs total service.

Monday 07/11/2005 0:41:05am
Name Tom Furman
Email tfurman-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs WB 74-76
B/W job 67th ARRS Crew chief
Now at Bradenton, Florida
Message Ran across this site looking up old friends and aquaintences.

Saturday 07/09/2005 10:12:50pm
Name John (Gordon) Rowe
Email gordon.rowe-at-usap.gov
B/W yrs Ahlhorn: 1979 - 1983
B/W job Ahlhorn: Flight Operations NCO
Now at Denver, CO w/ U.S. Antarctic Program
Message Best assignment in my 20yr career bar none. 13th person to arrive to set up this FOL. So many "firsts" I can count! Unbelievable camaradarie between the officers and NCO's. Wonderful German people that bring back the fondest memories. Extended twice, and should have extended a third time. I loved the food, the beer, but mostly all the terrific people. Some day I will go back to visit. Perhaps visit with Hans-Herman Kuckenbecker and his family at the Altes-Post House. If you were a pilot I knew you and probably we had a beer or two together. A lot of exercises, ORI's, and long days, but, also a lot of great times, volksmarchs, fests, and good fun. Oh, to relive those days!

Friday 07/08/2005 3:31:48pm
Name John Dorry
Email srphantom-at-cox.net
B/W yrs 1970-72
B/W job F-4 crew chief
Now at Chesapeake, VA USA
Message The people of London are in my thoughts and prayers. May the cowards who committed this atrocity be exterminated.
Stay strong.

Thursday 06/30/2005 3:19:13am
Name Gene Raper
Email raperfam-at-alltel.net
B/W yrs 1967-1970
B/W job AWCS Radar Shop (old A&E Building)
Now at Ashburn, Georgia
Message I was an awcs troop from 66-70. I am still looking for Jim Houser, Warren O'toole, Steve Wages, Al Weathers, Carl Ferrie, TK Walters, Al Fremder, Bates, Miekowski, 'Pappy' Garret, and any others that may have been there at the time and remember me. I have heard from George Miller, Carl Nice, and Rick Billings. These were the best and most fun years of my life. Some of you guys still have some of my money from our poker games, although I did manage to get some of yours. My email address now is raperfam-at-alltel.net. I would like to hear from any of you guys.

Saturday 06/25/2005 11:33:14am
Name Roger Jefferson
Email tep_zepi20-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs May74 to December75
B/W job firefighter 81st C E S
Now at Louisiana
Message I served time with J P Davies and Charles Norman at RAF Bentwaters from May 74 to December 75. I had real good times there.
Does anyone really know what happened to Ronnie E Brown.
I would also like to hear from Jerome Hughes, Morris Bellard and Msgt Evans.

Friday 06/24/2005 1:09:22am
Name John & Andrea DiPasquale
Email jay_dipasquale-at-cox.net
B/W yrs March, 1975 to Dec, 1976
B/W job Aircraft Electricians, both of us
Now at Hampton, Va.
Message I was told about this web site and thought I would like to see what's been happening. Most of the pictures were great. I got to work on the F-4s, and later went back to work depot mods on the A-10s. It really was a pretty good assignment.

Thursday 06/23/2005 3:36:53am
Name Randy A.Edens
Email rf4phan-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 72 / 74
B/W job Nightcook, Woodbridge dining hall
Now at Quality control , Indianapolis, Ind.
Message Half of my AF time was spent in the U.K. and I had only good times.

Sunday 06/19/2005 1:43:06pm
Name Steve Dolan
Email dolanfive-at-comcast.net
B/W yrs 79-81
B/W job Firefighter / Crash Rescue
Now at Whitemarsh Police
Message Great site. Remembering the good times, return trip is a must-do!. Anyone remember the Base Rugby or Soccer teams "the Ghetto" or "Wind Haven", John Dicks, Doug Stockton, Bill Wyland, Steve Jagger, Phil Harter and the List of friends is too long to go on. Contacted my soccer coach Paddy Clerkin, via this site. One of the best soccer teams I ever played on... USAFE championship. Would enjoy hearing from you. Have some old photos I need to share. Godspeed!

Wednesday 06/15/2005 2:28:44pm
Name Abigaille Audrey Bishop (Wisby)
Email abigaille.bishop-at-ntlworld.com
B/W yrs 1970s
B/W job Military Policeman
Now at Last known place Tampa Florida
Message I am looking for my godparents, Roger Sylvester Fennell and Verna Fennell. I was christened in Sternfield church, Suffolk in 1973. My parents name are Henry David and Jaqueline Anne Wisby. I would like to know the whereabouts so I can get in contact again with them. I know they moved from Bentwaters to Tampa, Florida. Can anyone help me?

Tuesday 06/14/2005 2:44:52am
Name Donald LaBarre
Email dbar105-at-cox.net
B/W yrs 1962-64 and 1978-82
B/W job AGE shop and Jolly Green Flt. Eng.
Now at Las Vegas, Nevada
Message Retired here in 1985 from the F-117's. Working at the Fremont Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, stop by any time.

Sunday 06/12/2005 4:14:55am
Name Mike Bird
Email B8Ral-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 1979-1983
B/W job 67Th ARRS Helicopter Maintenance Supt.
Now at Winter Haven, Florida
Message I remeber all the god times and Local people. I come back once in a while to visit. Terry Kinglake a Local has been a Great friend for years. This was the best part of my life during those times.

Friday 06/03/2005 7:51:02am
Name David Loving
Email davidloving-at-msn.com
B/W yrs 1978 to 1980
B/W job ECM pod shop, Woodbridge
Now at
Message Was in ECM pod shop at Woodbridge, but stayed at Bentwaters, Fall of 1978 to Fall of 1980. Hello to Chuck, Uncle Earl, John Aiello, Kim Kerschenstein, Frank Wurzlebacher, Tim Ossinger, Pat, Chief, Lavern, Susie...susie, susie, susie. Tom, I can see the faces, and remember their voices, can't remember their names.

Sunday 05/29/2005 4:35:31am
Name Michelle Haile
Email hailecat-at-yahoo.com
B/W yrs 78-85
B/W job dependant
Now at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Message Posted before, but wanted to post more. Daddy (Walter F. Haile Jr. aka Tank) and his brothers cooked the ribs at the phantom football games. They were in the blue trailer in the corner. Daddy worked at 81st CSG... hope to hear from anyone who remembers our family. Tank, Karin, Frankie, Eric, and Michelle Haile. We lived at 1070B and then moved down to 1000A when they started to remodel the homes.

Tuesday 05/24/2005 8:57:33pm
Name Aaron (string bean) (Mac) McReynolds
Email aaronmcr-at-yahoo.com
B/W yrs 1968 -1972
B/W job SPS
Now at Flint, Michigan
Message Went back to Bentwaters and Woodbridge in 2005 on a visit with my wife, who I first saw at the Q club in London.

Thursday 05/19/2005 12:31:41am
Name Harold (Harry) Etheridge
Email doglover1947-at-earthlink.net
B/W yrs 1968-1971
B/W job Weapons Mechanic (Bombloader)
Now at retired civil service from Robins AFB Ga
Message Looking for any old 92nd TFS Weapons Mechanics. Remember cranking in the 20 ml rounds in the gun pod? What were the bomblifters called( MJ-1/MJ-4). Hated sticking my head behind the rocket launchers to punch one out with a screwdriver when one came back stuck from a flight. TDYs were great, got to get suntans in Libya, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Sardinia, then come back to the cold in England. Wish I could do it all over again, the Queens Head pub in Saxmundham, Running Buck in Ipswich, beer on base was $2.40 a case, Bacardi Rum was $1.25 a fifth. Don't drink anymore, but sure enjoyed my youth in a fantastic country. Looking for Gary Furstenberg, Greg Treadwell, Johnny Payne, Edward Dumas, Pete Holloway.
Cheers to a great group of troops!!

Monday 05/16/2005 6:48:57pm
Name Wanda and Dean Hansen
Email W5145-at-aol.com
B/W yrs Aug.1977 to Aug 1980
B/W job Dean was on flightline at Bentwaters
Now at Burkburnett, Texas
Message Dean retired in 1985 and now works for contractor at Sheppard AFB, Tx... I wish I had taken more photos of Bentwataers and Woodbridge...

Thursday 05/05/2005 12:35:01am
Name Abigaille Audrey Bishop(Wisby)
Email abigaille.bishop-at-ntlworld.com
B/W yrs 1970'S
B/W job Military policeman
Now at Tampa Florida (Last known residence)
Message I am looking for my godparents who go by the name Roger Sylvester Fennell and Verna Fennell.Theywere based in R.A.F Bentwaters around the 1970's.I was christened in 1973 at Sternfield church,Sternfield .Suffolk.
My parents names are Henry David Wisby and Jaqueline Anne Wisby.
I believe they went back to Tampa Florida,Please could anyone help me in trying to find them.

Thursday 05/05/2005 1:53:11am
Name Steve Parker
Email steveparker40241-at-gmail.com
B/W yrs Jan 73-Jan 75
B/W job AGE 81st FMS
Now at Louisville, KY
Message Lets hear from the AGE tractor drivers. SSGT Harry Duncan was the super, Albert Gutierez, Paul (fuzzy head), I went TDY to Aviano and married an Italian girl. We have been married for 30 years, four kids. I am now retired from ATF two years ago.

Tuesday 05/03/2005 10:14:35pm
Name Daniel Lilley
Email daniellilley313-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs
B/W job
Now at Hadleigh, Suffolk
Message Hi to all that read this... found this site by mistake. Would like to hear from anyone who may know or have heard of my uncle, he was stationed at Bentwaters and Woodbridge in I guess the 60's-70's his name is Harry jack Lewis and he is 65 now, originally he lived in PA usa... now living in Wales. Have heard some crazy stories from his USAF days and would be interested to hear from anyone who remembers him. My e-mail address is daniellilley313-at-hotmail.com

Saturday 04/30/2005 1:51:01am
Name Dale chandler
Email dale1948-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs July 1969 thru Dec 1972 E2 thru E4 Sgt.
B/W job 81st supply nors spec.
Now at Civilian
Message I found the sight by mistake. I met a lot of great people. I often think of those times. I am married and have 2 girls and two grandchildren.

Friday 04/29/2005 3:47:57pm
Name Jim Wieck
Email jbigdog63-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 1969 thru 1973
B/W job Jet Engine Mechanic
Now at 18 Wesley Drive Wilder Ky 859-441-6354
Message I was a jet engine mech with the 81st FMS. I also played on the football team 1970, 71, & 72. Would like to hear from anyone. I was a bartender for a couple years at the airmans club. We had some great times at the club.

Thursday 04/21/2005 5:05:08pm
Name Richard Ray
Email richnkay-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs Sept 74-77
B/W job Flightline crewchief, Victor Alert crew
Now at Hahira Ga. USAF Ret.
Message New E-mail address richnkay-at-hotmail.com.
Still looking for any of my old VA crew members, enlisted or officer.

Wednesday 04/20/2005 0:05:51am
Name David Loving
Email davidloving-at-msn.com
B/W yrs fall 77 to fall 79
B/W job ECM pod shop
Now at Intel for 21 years now
Message NEW Email address. Hello to Uncle Earl, Chuck, John Aiello, Zimmerman, Kim Kerchenstein, Chief, Laverne, Tom, Pat. Too many years ago to remember names, but we had lots of fun. In New Mexico.

Friday 04/15/2005 8:16:04am
Name K W (Mac) McMullen
Email kwellington36-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 1969-1973
B/W job air traffic control
Now at Spokane, Wa
Message My wife, Romelle and I, along with three daughters, loved our time in the UK. When we first arrived in 1969 we stayed in the Coach and Horses in Melton for several weeks on TLA until we moved into base housing on Woodbridge. We met folks at the Pub who became lasting friends. I was the Chief Controller at Woodbridge and worked with really great controllers, including three English civilians who were known as Native Sons. I had worked with two of these 10 years before when a very young airman at RAF Lakenheath and assigned at Anglia radar air traffic control center. A look back now, this is all ancient history and of very little interest, so cheerio.

Monday 04/11/2005 4:27:04am
Name Joaquin Robledo Jr., MSgt, USAF (Ret.)
Email jrobledojr-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 1976 thru 1979
B/W job 67th ARRS Jet Engine Tech.
Now at Las Vegas, NV
Message This was one great tour serving with the 67th ARRS. My friends included Larry Dray, Gilbert Reyes, Ralph Sanchez, just to name a few. Had some great times with the Latin American Club. Anyone out there that remembers our get togethers please respond by e-mail.

Friday 04/08/2005 12:56:58am
Name DANIEL D BLACK
Email DRAGON4037-at-EARTHLINK.NET
B/W yrs 1968-1971
B/W job 81ST SPS
Now at RETIRED
Message WORKED WOODBRIDGE SECURITY THEN TRANSFERRED TO BENTWATERS LE. 1968 TO 1971

Friday 04/08/2005 2:06:17am
Name Ken Fulton
Email suenken1-at-msn.com
B/W yrs 71/73
B/W job weapons release
Now at Belton, TX
Message Loved the young girls there so much I brought one home to the States. Just wish I could have brought that case of Tolly Cobbled Ale also. Probobly just as well, the ale would be long gone, but that little English girl is still with me!

Thursday 04/07/2005 5:47:43pm
Name Ralph Haynes
Email hghaynes-at-comcast.net
B/W yrs Bentwaters 1978-1982
B/W job Flight Line Maint.
Now at Seattle, retired
Message We are searching for the 2 Delta, Ohio, class rings that belonged to our Saxmundham neighbors. They disappeared when they were packed out in 1982. Reward offered.

Wednesday 04/06/2005 7:01:48pm
Name Tony Galasso (SSgt. at the time)
Email tonyroma10-at-lycos.com
B/W yrs 1973 - 1975
B/W job SPS
Now at Civilian
Message Overall, I enjoyed my assignment at Woodbridge - my off-duty hours, that is. As anyone else who had the "pleasure" of being a cop in that environment, he/she realizes that it could be hell at times, but a whole lot colder! Anyway, I loved England, that area, and the surrounding cities and towns. Does anyone remember the Running Buck in Ipswich? I only went there a few times, as I never liked hanging around places where there were so many other "yanks".
Anyway, "cheerio", "ta", and all that other English stuff...

Monday 04/04/2005 7:46:44pm
Name Jim Bentley
Email slicker106-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs Sept. 76 to Sept. 78
B/W job 81 SPS
Now at Lawrenceburg, TN
Message I was SPCDS alarm operator on A Flight. I lived in a small bungalow in Yoxford. My room mate was Ron Oldman from Louisville,KY.

Sunday 03/27/2005 4:02:00am
Name Vince Morton
Email vinlinmort-at-comcast.net
B/W yrs 74 to 78
B/W job 81st Security Police
Now at
Message Worked mostly at Bentwaters but did some time at Woodbridge. Worked for Jim Flynn, Msgt. Gibson., Donooyer, and Rick Lombardo. Shared a house off base in Bramfield with Jim Teague and Chris Roberts. Would love to hear from anyone I knew. Great times and memories at Bentwaters.

Friday 03/18/2005 3:31:47am
Name Andy Castro Jr
Email tomandy8-at-yahoo.com
B/W yrs 1968-1971
B/W job 81st Security Police Sq. BW/WoodBridge
Now at Fort Worth, Texas Retired 1989
Message Did some time at the twin bases, The Airmen Club just opened up, new BX, New movie house, and I was introduced to the one arm bandit. The Bentwater Phamtoms football team was winning and played in the first Super bowl Army/ Air Force game. Bentwaters won. I heard about the UFO incident and its vey much possible, those were some deep woods. There were stories about ole East End charlie(Ghost)running around that east end gate. I have so many memories from back in the day. RAF BENTWatERS, ENGLAND...

Monday 03/07/2005 5:53:27am
Name Larry (Gerard) Lopez aka GerPez
Email lmclopez-at-mcshi.com
B/W yrs 1975-1977
B/W job Woodbridge Firefighter
Now at Tacoma WA (USAF RET)
Message I still have a picture of all of the firefighters from woodbridge from 1975-77 we had it done to remember. Like the little devel on the foam tank! And the fire chief burning down the smoke house (that quonset hut) before he called us. Don't remember his name though. Also remember something about getting the p-4 stuck in the mud? Oh and not to forget the birdman and all of those rabbits he used to give us.

Saturday 03/05/2005 6:05:22am
Name Everett (Rocky) Foreman
Email eforeman-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs 72 - 75
B/W job 81 MMS Weapons Release
Now at Alamogordo New Mexico
Message Loved the UK. One of the best assignments of my career. Lived in Ipswich/Kesgrave with my wife and 3 boys (two born in England). Remember fog so thick you could cut it with a knife. Driving on the left side of the road for the first time, roundabouts and Morris Minors? Coin operated electric meters and needing a licence for TV. Water heaters above the sink and bathtub, and friges that bearly reached your waist? Two weeks without seeing the sun and the F-4 drivers bragging they saw it everyday. The Farmer who fertilized with Pigs ^#%$! in the field accross from the dorms on Bentwaters (pray for no wind). The freezing cold water of the north sea at Felixstow beach? Warm beer and Lager and Lime? Hamburgers made out of ham? And ice cream that was soooo good? What's not too love?

Wednesday 03/02/2005 11:58:46pm
Name Ken Cook
Email keneyke-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 1965-1968 & 1972-1977
B/W job Security Police
Now at Eyke, Woodbridge, England
Message Many fond memories of both times at B/W Now live only a mile from the old base and have watched it's demise over the past 12 years. Now a big housing estate. Retired in 1977 and have not looked back - have kept in touch with many of the old gang.

Monday 02/28/2005 11:53:38pm
Name Don Church
Email morris.man-at-tiscali.co.uk
B/W yrs
B/W job
Now at
Message Was a child growing up in Suffolk with memories of Phantoms. Knew a couple of guys off the base, they came to our chapel at Aldringham. I also went to school with a child whose father was in the USAF and stationed at Bentwaters, he lived at Mill Hill, Aldringham and I believe was called Richard. This would be about 1969-70. I have fond memories of Suffolk and living with Phantoms and A-10s (too young to remember the Voodoos!) Best Wishes to all who loved our part of Suffolk.

Monday 02/28/2005 11:49:28pm
Name Jim Honea
Email jhonea2-at-cox.net
B/W yrs 1972-1976
B/W job Telephone Maintenance
Now at
Message Loved my time at RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge. Had the greatest job in the AF. Lots of good friends. Visited what a young NCO could afford, and later came back to Greenham for four years. Remember always running out of charcoal, "Bud", and the great toilet paper shortage.

Sunday 02/27/2005 3:34:47am
Name Daniel Narzinski
Email iksniz-at-htc.net
B/W yrs 1975-76
B/W job Pilot 91st TFS
Now at Columbia, IL
Message I just found the Bentwaters web site. In late 1975 I was the Executive Officer for the 91st TFS. I was not stationed at Bentwaters at the time of the loss of these officers but our Squadron Commander, Tom Wiley, was and asked me to do something to remember them. I employed an English woodworker in Norfolk to create the memorial. I fastened it to a pavilion on the Woodbridge Base where it apparently remained a very long time.
Dan Narzinski

Friday 02/25/2005 7:52:27pm
Name Donald Shaffer
Email donald.shaffer-at-earthlink.net
B/W yrs 74-76
B/W job 81st OMS Phase Maint.
Now at Heber City, Ut.
Message Best years of my life. Lived in Ipswich and BW dorms. Any of the old crew out there please contact me.

Monday 02/21/2005 8:16:52pm
Name Bill Trotter
Email BBTJ-at-aol.com
B/W yrs June 74-Feb 78, AMN to SSgt.
B/W job 81st SPS, Woodbridge, C Flight
Now at Indepedence, Mo.
Message Worked the entire time I was there on Woodbridge. I was the C Flight Comm/Plotter most of the time I was there, as well as Alarm Monitor. Currently I'm a Police Sergeant assigned to the Patrol Division. Feel free to contact me if you want to remember the good ole days or just get caught up.

Saturday 02/19/2005 12:18:36am
Name DENNIS CANADAY
Email SHOTRatE57-at-HOTMAIL.COM
B/W yrs 1976 - 1978
B/W job 81st SPS
Now at COOS BAY, OREGON
Message I WOULD LIKE TO FIND MORE FRIENDS FROM THOSE DAYS.

Friday 02/18/2005 5:26:29am
Name Alan L. Farner
Email madgn-at-northarkansas.net
B/W yrs Woodbridge 66/68 and 75/78
B/W job 81st Security Police Sq.
Now at Gamalile, Arkansas.
Message Some of the guys that I remember are; Skalet, Jocabs, Blackman, Kelly, Espozano,Staples, Brown, Longora, Flt. chief's TSgt, Ken Cook, and TSgt Charles P. Knuckles, both were Flt. Chief's of D Flight. Holman, Spencer, Wombel, Janike, O'Day, Hardaway, Knight, Karmer, and many, many others. Would love to hear from anyone form that time or that remembers me or others during that time. Retirement is beautiful too.

Saturday 02/05/2005 3:06:50am
Name Angela Walden-Conahey
Email angwld1975-at-gmail.com
B/W yrs may 1970- june 1973
B/W job dependant of TSGT.L.D.WALDEN
Now at TAMPA, , FL.
Message MY FatHER WAS STatIONED at BENTWatERS/WOODBRIDGE. HE WAS IN SECURITY POLICE SQUARDON. I atTEND 8TH 9TH at WOODBRIDGE JR.HIGH AND atTENDED 10TH GRADE AS A DORMY at LAKENHEatH HIGH SCHOOL. MY SISTER YVONNE 6TH, 7TH, 8TH. SISTER AUDREY 4TH 5TH 6TH. BROTHER 1,2,3, GRADE. MY MOTHER IS ENGLISH AND FROM LIVERPOOL. ONE OF THE THINGS WE GOT TO DO WAS MEET OUR GRANDPARENTS AND GET TO KNOW THEM AS WELL AS AUNTS AND COUSINS. WE FIRST LIVED at EARL SOHAM at THE FORGE COTTAGE. THEN MY FatHER GOT OFF BASE HOUSING IN FRAMLINGHAM at DANFORTH DRIVE. WE LOVED LIVING at FRAMLINGHAM WITH THE CASTLE IN THE VILLAGE. MY FatHER PASSED AWAY IN MAY 1991, I KNOW IF HE WAS STILL HERE HE WOULD HAVE LOVED YOUR STTE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK...

Tuesday 02/01/2005 7:08:41am
Name Dan Miller
Email dmiller851-at-hotmail.com
B/W yrs 1971-1973
B/W job 81sr RRS
Now at Southern California
Anybody out there who was part of the 81st RRS - the OTH site in Orfordness and based at Woodbridge?

Saturday 01/29/2005 6:32:27pm
Name Mike (Bearman) Angelastro
Email CASUALHERO007-at-HOTMAIL.COM
B/W yrs 75-77
B/W job AMMO
Now at New Jersey
I'm already on this site, but wanted to pop back and write for any interested parties. Aircraft tail #678 an F-4D from Bentwaters, is now completely restored and on display at the Aerospace Museum in Bodo, Norway. I was on the crew that carried her from the Boneyard at DM to Norway, in a C-5, back around 1997. God Bless all, "Bear"

Saturday 01/29/2005 4:19:05am
Name Mike (Bearman) Angelastro
Email CASUALHERO007-at-HOTMAIL.COM
B/W yrs Jan75-Oct77 Amn-Sr. Airman
B/W job 81st MMS %22Ammo%22
Now at New Milford NJ
WOW "CrippleCreek". Nothing but great memories. Flying around England with the Aero Club; driving a couple of Tractor-trailers to Wales with Pete Santanello and getting lost as hell plus breaking down. Good thing it's a small island!!! I remember Tupper from the missile shop and when his wife to be Debra got there. I just sent and e-mail to my old roommate Jess Van Tom. I hope that e-mail address still works, he logged on back in 2003. If anyone has made contact with him, I'm trying to hook up. To Terry Purdom, Jeff Pierce, Don Crews, David Williamson, Marty Rammel, Tom Schoop, Frank Grandelski, Mike Connolly, Clay Magnesson, Dale Toleson, Msgt Richard White; hope you guys are well, where ever you may be. Managed to find Ans Scott, chief flight instructor at the B/W Woodbridge Aero Club, during the 70's. She's living out in CA now. I retired 31 Dec 04 with my last assignment as a Flight Engineer on C-5's. I left "AMMO" in 1979. I'm currently living in Jersey. (jersey blows) but hoping to escape here shortly. Anyway great website!!! Keep up the good work. "Bear"

Monday 01/24/2005 9:04:53pm
Name Dave Bachand
Email bachandd-at-easternct.edu
B/W yrs 1978-1980
B/W job 81MMS then 581AGS later
Now at
Was stationed at Woodbridge from 1978 to 1980. Have so many fond memories of Woodbridge, hate to hear it's no longer an active base.

Friday 01/21/2005 8:33:12pm
Name Greg Bemis
Email gbemis-at-mury.k12.ut.us
B/W yrs 1970-1972
B/W job Crew chief F-4D 65-694
Now at Salt Lake City
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Tuesday 01/18/2005 9:04:13pm
Name Ron Smith
Email ron7302-at-bellsouth.net
B/W yrs 1968-71
B/W job 381stMMS weapons release (also gun shop)
Now at home in orlando fl
Great web site... would love to hear from anyone who knew me there.

Thursday 01/13/2005 4:27:43am
Name John Amundson
Email jda4355-at-aol.com
B/W yrs 68 - 71
B/W job Dependent (Dad was stationed there)
Now at Las Vegas NV
attended 8th & 9th grade at Woodbridge and then 10th grade at Lakenheath. What great memories. Everyone from the Aubry's, to the Dormans, and so on. The quonset huts, snow, fog, the job of passing out the movie schedule for the week on the base (and then getting in free on the movies), and so on. Keep it up! This is a great site.

Wednesday 01/12/2005 11:41:56pm
Name Steve Hendrix
Email Maxville1-at-aol.com
B/W yrs Sept. 1977-Sept. 1979
B/W job Air Traffic Control Radar Maintenance
Now at Jacksonville, Florida

Monday 01/10/2005 7:27:08pm
Name Deborah Buran (nee Knight)
Email dburan-at-midsouth.rr.com
B/W yrs 79-82
B/W job Admin Officer, 81st SPS
Now at Memphis, TN
Would love to hear from anyone we knew, or who knew us.
Thanks.

Monday 01/03/2005 2:15:54pm
Name Jim Bancroft
Email jbbancroft(a)core.com
B/W yrs 1968 -1970
B/W job 381st MMS, Gun Shop
Now at Retired, Millersburg, MI. 49759
Wrote Really enjoyed my stay at Bentwaters. Bought a new VW bug from the guy that sat in a VW outside the gate. Shot skeet and trap at the Rod and gun club, also hunted on leased land the club had. Spent a lot of time TDY to Wheelus AB, Libya, Incerlik AB, Turkey, and a NatO weapons meet at Spandahlem AB, Germany. Some names I remember are, Al Vinduska, Glen Dahlgren, Thomas L. Johnson, Gary Sink, ? Worland, Vern Dornboos, Sgt. Touchstone, and others that have slipped my mind for the moment.