A History of RAF Saxa Vord

Friday, 19 March 2010

A Day at the Beach - Raft Race

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One reason why many people have happy memories of Saxa is the number of events arranged for entertainment and/or charities. For whatev...
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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...
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Gordon Carle
The aim of this site is to preserve memories of RAF Saxa Vord for service personnel and local civilians. I spent 22 years in the RAF as a Fighter Controller and was at RAF Saxa Vord from November 1967 until March 1969. In 1988 I left the RAF and settled in Shetland and have lived here ever since. I am always on the lookout for suitable material and would appreciate it if anyone can help out with photos and/or printable anecdotes. I am also anxious to ensure that the material on the site is accurate and would be grateful if anyone who notices mistakes, or believes that photos have been incorrectly credited, would contact me. My email address is - gordon.carleAtgmail.com (replace the AT with the normal symbol) A Contents List for the Blog is here: http://ahistoryofrafsaxavord.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/contents-list.html
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