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31 May 2016 18:33 - 31 May 2016 18:57 #1 by Paul Francis
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We have an impressive collection of 60 welcome booklets (catalogued), with some stations being represented by more than one edition. This is however is far from complete, for example the average station closing in the early 2000s may well have had up to eight editions. Unfortunately too, it is often difficult to date a particular edition because publishing dates are omitted.

If you have any RAF Station Welcome Booklets that you would like to donate please PM me.
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!

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31 May 2016 20:22 #2 by Ossington_2008
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Do you want an "Oakington" for your collection?

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31 May 2016 21:08 - 31 May 2016 21:11 #3 by Paul Francis
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Yes please, we dont have any for Oakington!
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01 Jun 2016 08:08 #4 by Jim Hope
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Barry Chambers was given a box of papers etc that may have been of interest to the archive that he passed to me to take to the archive. There are information booklets for the following stations:- Halton, Stafford, Innsworth, Cosford, an official guide to Odiham and a Welcome to RAF Bentwaters /RAF Woodbridge book. Amongst other books is the RAF Station Ranchi Magazine Vol 11 No. 3 of Oct 1945 priced at 8 As, and a number of "The Patrician", the magazine of the Royal Air Force British Columbia from Vol 2 No. 2 dated May 1942 to Vol 2 No. 5 dated August 1942 and the October 1942 issue priced at ten cents. There are other magazines/booklets that I am going through. They will end up in the archive in the not too distant future.

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01 Jun 2016 16:07 #5 by Paul Francis
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All of Barrys welcome booklets have now been added to the lists thanks very much
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10 Jun 2016 09:03 #6 by Paul Francis
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Below is a list of RAF Station Booklets that we have in stock. Those without edition numbers do not have one

Akrotiri
Benson
Bentwaters / Woodbridge
Bracknell, 13th edition
Brize Norton
Brize Norton, 7th edition
Coltishall / Neatishead 12th edition
Conningsby 8th edition
Cosford 5th edition
Cosford
Cosford, 8th edition
Cottesmore, 5th edition
Cranwell
Cranwell RAF College
Cyprus British Forces
Halton
Heaton Park
Herford, 6th edition
Hereford, 6th edition
Hereford, 3rd edition
Honington 9th edition
Innsworth 17th edition
Kelvin House Central Medical Establishment 1st edition
Kemble, 1st edition
Kemble, 1st edition
Kinloss 15th edition
Laarbruch
Leconfield No.6
Leeming
Leeming
Linton on Ouse, 9th edition
Locking
Lyneham, 10th edition
Lyneham, 11th edition
Lyneham, 11th edition
Lyneham, 14th edition
Lyneham, 14th edition
Lyneham
Lyneham
Manby 5th edition
Marham
Moreton in Marsh
Neatishead
Newton, 6th edition
Newton, 3rd edition
North Luffenham (water damaged)
Oakington, 3rd edition
Odiham, 4th edition
Odiham, 6th edition
Odiham, 8th edition
Odiham
St Athan, 7th edition
St Athan, 12th edition
Shawbury, 10th edition
Shawbury
Spittlegate, 5th edition
Stafford
Syerston
Upavon, 3rd edition
Uxbridge
West Drayton, 7th edition
West Raynham, 12th edition
Wildenrath
Wyton
Wyton 6th edition
Wyton 13th edition
Yeovilton
Yeovilton
Yeovilton
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22 Jun 2016 16:59 #7 by Dietmar Morley
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You can add Brampton to the list (Jeff Hawley borrowed this the same day I brought it to the archive) and you can also now add Upwood.

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