316 Squadron

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Owner:: HellsBells Message this owner
Released:: Saturday, September 16, 2006
Origin:: United Kingdom
Recently Spotted:: In the hands of grapsch.

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Current Goal

My mission is to visit the RAF stations used by the No. 316 (Warszawski) Squadron RAF during WWII.
I would be interested in finding out what has happened to the bases since the war and how many of them are still used for flying. I have checked the base locations on Google Earth. Some are still clearly visible and some are not.

The badge with the TB is the Squadron Badge of No 316 (Leigh) Squadron, Air Training Corps (an organisation connected to the RAF which gives young people opportunities to fly, glide and get involved in lots of other activities), which contains the Polish emblem of the wartime 316.

There were some (~10) tin badges included with the TB when it was was first released. Please take one when you pass on the TB.

If the bug gets around all twelve locations, we'll try to take some of the Leigh air cadets to retrieve it.

About This Item

316 Polish Badge

Listed below are the bases used By No. 316 (Warszawski) Squadron RAF during WWII.
The data supplied is:
Base Name
County
Date first deployed there
Co-ords
Notes

RAF official history:
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/h316.html

Pembrey
Camarthenshire
15/02/41
51°42'25.71"N 4°18'49.48"W

Colerne
Wiltshire
18/06/41
51°26'28.81"N 2°16'59.85"W
Visited 6-Oct-07 - thank you HideItSeekIt

Church Stanton
Somerset
02/08/41
50°55'46.07"N 3° 7'38.32"W
Visited 17-May-07 - thank you dmlg

Northolt
Middlesex
13/12/41
51°33'12.12"N 0°25'3.52"W
Visited 21-Apr-07 - thank you Purple_pineapple

Heston
Middlesex
23/04/42
51°29'4.58"N 0°21'44.99"W
Visited Dec-06 - thank you Purple_pineapple

Hutton Cranswick
Yorkshire
30/07/42
53°57'8.60"N 0°26'57.06"W
Airfield no longer discernable on Google Earth

Acklington
Northumberland
22/09/43
55°18'27.53"N 1°38'18.34"W
Airfield no longer discernable on Google Earth

Woodvale
Lancashire
15/02/44
53°34'53.49"N 3° 3'21.46"W
Active RAF base - I flew here when I was an Air Cadet in the 1980s!
Visited 9-Dec-06 - thank you Team Shadow Walker

Coltishall
Norfolk
28/04/44
52°45'17.44"N 1°21'23.84"E
Was an Active RAF base… Saw a TV show of it closing.

West Malling
Kent
04/07/44
51°16'25.53"N 0°24'21.83"E
Airfield no longer discernable on Google Earth

Friston
Sussex
11/07/44
50°45'21.44"N 0°11'50.73"E
Airfield no longer discernable on Google Earth

Andrew's Field
Essex
24/10/44
51°53'44.41"N 0°27'24.56"E
Airfield no longer discernable on Google Earth

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Tracking History (21986.9mi) View Map

5/24/2007	wheelybarrow retrieved it from Blackdown Hills Airfields 1 Churchstanton	South West England, United Kingdom	Visit Log
Picked up to take North
5/17/2007	dmlg placed it in Blackdown Hills Airfields 1 Churchstanton	South West England, United Kingdom - 124.2 miles	Visit Log
Dropped off at a cache on the site of what was RAF Churchstanton when 316 squadron were there. Will post photos when i get a chance.
5/13/2007	dmlg retrieved it from Austins Line	London, United Kingdom	Visit Log
Found this one near Northolt Air Base - it'll be fun finding the next suitable location to drop it off.
4/21/2007	purple_pineapple placed it in Austins Line	London, United Kingdom - 13.33 miles	Visit Log

12/9/2006	purple_pineapple retrieved it from Dec 9th Christmas Meal & Drinkies	United Kingdom	Visit Log
Picked this one up from the xmas drinkies, certain we could help it along with its mission! We managed to find Heston RAF base, and subsequently took some photos, which will be uploaded soon! Not much there now, just a large open space behind some houses, although the old runways can still be seen. Having lived in Heston for most of his life, MrPP was surprised to find out that the RAF Base used to be here - as both he and his parents had always assumed it was at the site of the old Heston Airport, which expanded to become Heathrow. As an additional bit of trivia, Heston Airport was the site of Neville Chamberlain's infamous paper-waving speech after his meeting with Adolf Hitler, where he declared he had achieved 'peace in our time'... Cheers for releasing this one - it was an education!
12/9/2006	Team_ShadowWalker placed it in Dec 9th Christmas Meal & Drinkies	United Kingdom - 149.57 miles	Visit Log
Droped off the Bug after taking The Photo wit the bug on the fence under the sign of the WoodVale Aerodrome. Photo to be attached. [This entry was edited by Team_ShadowWalker on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 7:45:04 AM.]
12/9/2006	drsolly discovered it		Visit Log
Seen at the Christmas Drinkies. My father was in the RAF in WW2. Good luck for the mission.
11/26/2006	Team_ShadowWalker retrieved it from BRIGHT EYES	United Kingdom	Visit Log
We picked this TB up from Bright Eyes and were very interested to find out the mission. One of our team members, MidnightRaven, used to attend 1003 Squadron, Leighton Buzzard (Beds & Cambs Wing) and her father was Squadron Leader for the Wing as well as leading the D of E Award Scheme. We hope to visit both Woodvalle and Northolt whilst we have the TB, so will try to take some photos, as to our knowledge, both bases are still functioning within the RAF.
11/25/2006	LollyBob placed it in BRIGHT EYES	United Kingdom - 8.45 miles	Visit Log

11/23/2006	LollyBob retrieved it from Berrys Badge & Keyring Exchange.	North West England, United Kingdom	Visit Log
Refound this cache as others were dnf ing it. Took tb to move on shortly
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