A History of RAF Saxa Vord
Monday, 15 March 2010
Cresta Run 1985 - SAC Tony Isherwood
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In 1985 the Daily Mail decided to hold a competition to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the famous Cresta Run. The paper called ...
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
AOCs Inspection 1967
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In 1967 the Commanding Officer of RAF Saxa Vord was Sqn Ldr RG Sparkes MBE, DFC . He was quite short in stature and perhaps not the ...
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
The Springfield Hotel - Now The Baltasound Hotel
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The Springfield Hotel, later to become the Baltasound Hotel, was well known to many servicemen from Saxa. It was an alternative to the offi...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
The Saxa Vord Resort
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When RAF Saxa Vord closed in March 2006 things looked bleak for the economy of Unst. Local folk had found employment with the RAF as ea...
Friday, 19 February 2010
Faeroese Invasion - 1972
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There are many similarities between the Shetland and Faeroe Island groups, particularly with heritage, reliance on a maritime envir...
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