A History of RAF Saxa Vord
Monday, 25 January 2010
If God had not made the Island of Unst then the MOD would have had to invent it.
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The title of this section is the first sentence of a large article in the Scottish Daily Express in October 1969. There is no doubt that th...
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Transmitter/Receiver Sites at Closure
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Once again I'm grateful to John McMeechan for the use of these photos, taken of the Tx/RX sites in May 2006. (Left click on photos to en...
Top Site after Closure
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The radars have gone, though from a distance little has altered. There are no servicemen on site but civilian contractors visit to maintain...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Views of the Domestic Site Just After Closure
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RAF Saxa Vord closed in April 2006 after nearly 50 years of operational life. A section on the closure ceremony will be published in the ...
Monday, 18 January 2010
Treasure Island - RAF News 1969
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The RAF News published an article about Saxa Vord and Unst, written by Frank Murphy, in an issue dated 9 Aug 1969 . Unfortunately the copy...
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Haroldswick School
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Haroldswick Primary School was situated about a kilometre south-west of the RAF Saxa Vord Domestic Site. In the years 1957 to 1997 numerous ...
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Unst Airstrip
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During the late 60’s the Royal Engineers embarked on a number of community projects in Scotland. 15 Field Support Squadron of the Royal ...
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