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Winter 2016-17 THE HURRICANE ＮＷＡＭＡ EDITION: WINTER 2016-17 General Wilhelm Mohr (June 27, 1917 – September 26, 2016) This summer at the age of 99, General Wilhelm Mohr, wartime commander of the Norwegian No 332 Squadron based at RAF North Weald, visited the airfield to lay a wreath at the memorial in memory of the 36 Norwegian aircrew who failed to return from operations between 1942-45. In September we received news that the General passed away and, as a mark of respect the Nor- wegian flag was lowered to half-mast at the Memorial and Debt of Honour outside the North Weald Airfield Museum. We thank him for his service. He was born in Fana, in the west of Norway to land- owner Wilhelm Mohr and Emily Holm. He served as aviation officer during the Second World War, both in the Norwegian Campaign, later in the organisation of the Little Norway flying training camp in Canada, and then serving with 332 Squadron to the end of the war. He remained in the Royal Norwegian Air Force after the war and was promoted Major General in 1962, and Lieutenant General in 1964, and served as head of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1964. His war decorations include the War Cross with sword, the British DFC, and the American Legion of Merit. Wilhelm was a regular visitor to North Weald and a great supporter of the airfield and the museum and we are proud to have known him as a friend. THE HURRICANE 2 ＮＷＡＭＡ RECENT AIRFIELD NEWS If you have access to the Internet the best place to keep an eye on the day to day happenings on the airfield is the North Weald Airfield Facebook page to be found at https://www.facebook.com/ northwealdairfield/ You will find lots of excellent new photography popping up on its pages most days and most of it is of unique events. There you will have seen that in November The Squadron held a 100th Anniversary Fireworks dis- play and bonfire. To add an aeronautical theme to the traditional fare the event offered a range of illu- minated hot air balloons to provide a ‘Hot Air Balloon Glow’ backdrop to the proceedings. The evening event – only £2 to enter – also offered a Kids' Disco, Hog Roast, BBQ, Fish'n'Chip Shop complete with hot chocolate, mulled wine and the licensed bar and attracted thousands. Also announced on the Facebook page were the day to day training events and even recent flights by important aircraft based at the airfield. Some could be seen as predictable but others less so. You have to be lucky to arrive on a day when the Army drop in for one of their regular but unplanned, coffee stops or to catch the police of the National Police Air Service undertaking rappelling training with armed officers. Each of the operators has their own reasons for being coy about their movements and will not be advertising their arrival any time soon! ©Facebook On November 15 the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance held one of its monthly training days on the airfield and a surprise visitor was 'Coastguard 163', an Leonardo AgustaWestland AW139 a type of rescue helicopter rarely seen away from its base overlooking the English Channel. The crew came in for the training day, stayed all day and flew back to their base in Lydd as dark- ness settled on the airfield. There was a hope that someone would get a picture of the AW139 with the air ambulance [“Helimed 55”] but real life intervened and the ambulance went out on an emergency call shortly before it arrived, and had not returned. ©Facebook THE HURRICANE 3 ＮＷＡＭＡ A new and exciting airfield attraction is being promoted by North Weald Heritage Aviation, part of Weald Aviation at Hangar 4. They are offering a very popular Hangar Tour of the collection's his- toric aircraft and much more besides. Probably more of a niche option from the same people are chances to sit in some important clas- sic aircraft but there is also the long standing virtually free option of simply taking coffee outside the Wings Café – also a part of Weald Aviation - and watching the day-to-day movements of the many Classic and Warbird aircraft on the airfield. For that something different to do, that unique present for the aircraft freak in your life, or even for yourself why not book the chance to sit in a Spitfire, Mustang and Fu- ry! An upcoming date for hangar tours and sit-in experiences is Saturday 14th January but check out Facebook and the web site for other dates. They are usually once a month. North Weald Heritage Aviation will be offer- ing: Gold Hangar Experience - £60 - a guided tour of the NWHA/Weald Aviation facility tak- ing in the airworthy warbirds, engine restora- tion shop and aircraft restoration shop, fol- lowed by the chance to sit in Spitfire Fr.XIVe 'MV268', P-51D(TF) Mustang ' Miss Velma' and Hawker Fury Mk.II 'SR661'. Silver Hangar Experience - £40:- A guided tour of the facility taking in the airworthy warbirds, engine restoration shop and aircraft restoration shop, followed by the chance to sit in P- 51D(TF) Mustang 'Miss Velma'. The Bronze Hangar Experience cost- ing £25 offers a guided tour taking in the airworthy warbirds, engine restora- tion shop and aircraft restoration shop. A Hangar Tour is offered at just £12 and takes in only the warbirds with children under 16 going free. If you want to book a tour, either for yourself or a group, please contact the Weald Aviation office on 01992 525176 or email [email protected] . THE HURRICANE 4 ＮＷＡＭＡ MUSEUM RESEARCH Having access to the British Library newspaper collection over the years and spending many hours turning over paper pages and spinning microfiche handles brought many interesting his- torical items to the North Weald Airfield Museum collection [and a few others]. Now the trips to the Colindale library just down the road from the RAF Museum have finished and the collection is being placed on-line. Annoying to the older generation but much more accessible to everyone - at a price. The new ‘home research’ regime has brought new historical gems to light and they enhance the depth of the museum story. It is a growing resource, it will be a long time before every British newspaper is found on-line; the collection is being constantly added to so every day can bring new gems to the home computer screen. Many stories are the perhaps mundane, the stories of the many accidents that took place in and around the airfield in yester- year. Others have more meat on them and that includes the 19 -year old murder suspect Aircraftsman Peter Withers who was hauled off to Ayr in Scotland to face a murder charge in 1947. He was supposed to have killed a woman, a domestic servant at an unmanned RAF transmitting station in Symington, Ayr- shire and run off back to North Weald. The problem with the current system is that there are still no reports relating the story of the trial on-line so I have not yet discovered whether he was found guilty of the killing but other sources confirm he was not hanged for the crime. MEMBERSHIP DETAILS HOW TO JOIN We accept all currencies in welcoming you to museum membership—becoming a Friend of North Weald Airfield Museum as long as it means the same as NORTH WEALD AIRFIELD MUSEUM £12.50p! Ad Astra House Hurricane Way You can join through the museum web- North Weald site www.nwamuseum.co.uk Epping Essex CM16 6AA MUSEUM OPENING TIMES The museum season is April until No- Telephone 01992 523010 [24 hour] vember and it is closed for the winter E-mail [email protected] Web: www.nwamuseum.co.uk When open entry is free for mem- bers. CONTACT US Except on Special Event Days visitors will be charged standard rates for en- try: Adults £2 ADVERTISING AND THE HURRICANE Concessions £1.50 One way in which the NWAMA can earn income and to fi- Children [5-15] 50p nance the production of hard copies of the Newsletter is ad- vertising. Advertisers need circulation beyond the member- Group rates vary but generally there ship and they also need to know who is reading the Newslet- ter. If you pass this edition on please let us know who to so is a minimum charge of £50 per we can help finance your reading! group. Copyright Notice: The content of this publication includes items that are the copyright of others. The source of words and images will usually be indicated together with the source of additional information that seeks to enhance the origi- nal information. The Hurricane includes artwork produced for it by Ian J Commin of Insight Design of North Burnham, Slough SL1 6DS. In some cases it may not be possible to indicate the source of this material directly associated with the images used. THE HURRICANE 5 ＮＷＡＭＡ If Withers had been done to death in a judicial manner that might have created a problem for the administrators of the North Weald Memorial and Debt of Hon- our. They regard anyone killed while serving at North Weald as having the right to be remembered. I guess this scenario was never considered! There is far less of a problem with Leading Aircraftsman Hooper. His name too surfaced from the pages of a far off newspaper title as a likely candidate for ad- dition to the North Weald Debt of Honour of airfield dead.
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