Twin Bases - RAF Bentwaters, RAF Woodbridge


Photographs of RAF Bentwaters past contributed by Ron Burrell

 


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Pictures donated by and are copyright © Ron Burrell, who also provided the captions. If you want to discuss any of these pictures, please contact Ron Burrell direct.

From the Bentwaters Control Tower towards aircraft maintenance hangar. F-86 taxiing.
Photo taken from the Bentwaters Control Tower towards aircraft maintenance hangar. F-86 taxiing.

 

These little nippers used to terrorize the Wacker Field housing area on Bentwaters!
These little nippers used to terrorize the Wacker Field housing area on Bentwaters!

 

Share a ride sign. 1993.
Photo taken in November 1993. Where have all the Yanks gone???
[Ron, this shelter and sign are both still there! - Linn]

 

Bentwaters Fence Jumping Champion jumped his last fence back in 1963
This is where the Bentwaters Fence Jumping Champion jumped his last fence back in 1963.
He has not jumped another since.

 

Ministry of Defence, Air - prohibited place sign.
Can anyone out there please explain to me why they put up signs such as these at Bentwaters
and then allow unauthorized persons with camcorder to depart with video film???? Ha!

 

Weapons Store.
Weapons Store.
Just as I took this one, the security patrol pulled up and asked me what I was doing.

 

one Yank that cannot read signs and who is carrying a camcorder
What we have here folks is one Yank that cannot read signs and who is carrying a camcorder.

 


Collecting and sharing contributions about the Twin Bases of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England since 1995. Copyright © 1995-2009 Linn Barringer, All Rights Reserved.