Raf Lichfield (fradley)

[llanfairpg]

Anyone have any information on this airfield please other than what appears in published books?

[blaireau]

Have you tried the Action Stations series of books?

[llanfairpg]

Yes thanks-- i meant personal memories

[Evileyes]

llanfairpg,

suggest you need to get a bit more specific with your request as it is a bit 'wide' for effective response. While other posters likely have knowlege of RAF Lichfield/Fradley they don't know what you know or what books you reference.

Is there a particluar period or activity/unit that you are seeking info about? Did you live/serve there at one time and are trying to fill in memory blanks? Are you writing a book? If so what is it to be about? Are you seeking maps? Photos?

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Evileyes

[llanfairpg]

llanfairpg,

suggest you need to get a bit more specific with your request as it is a bit 'wide' for effective response. While other posters likely have knowlege of RAF Lichfield they don't know what you know or what books you reference.

Is there a particluar period or activity/unit that you are seeking info about? Did you live/serve there at one time and are trying to fill in memory blanks? Are you writing a book? If so what is it to be about? Are you seeking maps? Photos?

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Evileyes

Hi thanks
i am just generally interested in any info other than published in books(as i have all that) that anyone has about Fradley while it was operatonal from the war till around 1957,.
Could be a one liner or an autobiography, i am not fussy. Could be aircrew, groundcrew or anyone connected with it. For instance i once stayed with a Russian whose brother had been involved in building it!

I am not writing a book but it will most likeley appear on a web site evetually.

Ps i landed there in the 70s. Some pals were involved in the testing of the Dunlop Dunovo tyre in the 60/70s on the main runway which Dunlop paid to have resurfaced!

[FL575]

I seem to remember my late father telling me that just after WW11, RAF Wellingtons that were (stationed?) at Fradley gave many local people, including children, local area flights. I was lucky(?) enough to be one (I was too young to remember). I should add however, that my father was ex-army, and his ac recognition may be suspect. We did live in Lichfield at that time.

[llanfairpg]

Thanks Fradley was a Wellington OTU so its a good chance they were Wimpeys.

As a matter of interest Fradley was the busiest aifrield of WW2 and before the recent devlopment it still had more hangars than any other airfield in the UK"