CONTROL TOWER THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOUTH WEST AIRFIELDS HERITAGE TRUST

ISSUE No.14 March 2013

www.southwestairfields.com The Editor’s column

Welcome to our first newsletter for 2013. I hope Don’t let that lull you into a false sense of securi- this finds you all fit and well and ready for a nice ty, I need MORE please. sunny and warm year ahead. Hmmm….it hasn't started to well! But we live in hope. John Gregory, our prolific historian has taken a rest in this issue. He will be back, I expect he As 2013 is the 70th anniversary of the opening of has lots of material waiting for publication. He Dunkeswell airfield, we are working on a plan has however been busy moving house so time is not his friend. for a special event on August 17th & 18th to cele- brate that anniversary. Progress and up to date E-mail it, scribble it on a bit of paper and post it, information will be published on both the web- put it on the blog section of our website, just let site and the Facebook group as things evolve. me have your stories. Thanks to the Internet we can flesh the article out if we need to. The hut at Upottery is very close to being fin- ished, the team has done an amazing job in re- For updates on this and many other things storing it. A grand opening is in the early planing please do go to the web site at stages and it looks like it will be in April - again www.southwestairfields.com. keep an eye on line for information. Dave Steel Thank you to everyone who has responded to [email protected] my constant nagging for articles to publish in this newsletter. Without the stories and informa- tion from you guys out there this news letter would not exist. That having been said, this has been the easiest one to produce so far and I think it has been my job for two years now. I am well pleased.

In this Issue

Chairman's chatter & Financial Statement ●A Reader’s Letter - From ●Upottery Nissen Hut even more pictures. ●A membership form for you to fill in and send to us. ● . ●War Stories at Dunkeswell in April ●Stuff you can buy & new e-mail addresses. Chairman’s Chatter

In this, the Spring 2013 edition, you’ll find as well as interesting articles, details of the results financial and otherwise of last year’s endeavours by the Trust. As I write, there is a feeling among the trustees on the one hand of exhaustion after a hectic round of project activity, fund-raising, and events during 2012, and a sense of renewal and anticipation as 2013 opens up with its own, new set of challenges. Financial Review - I am pleased to report that financially the Trust is making good progress, albeit successful fund-raising remains critical to maintaining the trend towards a stronger basis for future expansion. Our funds are derived from three principal sources – donations and grant aid, membership fees, and revenue from events and sales of merchandise. Donations and grant aid have provided the greatest proportion of our income this year, with revenue from the ‘Wings and Wheels’ event and sales of the booklet ‘Out of Dunkeswell’ making up the balance. We have been well supported in the past year by Devon County Council and by East Devon District Council, both of whom have provided grant-aid for specific projects. We have endeavoured through the close attention to detail of Treasurer, Neil Hurlock, to minimize our costs – our thanks to Neil for that.

Membership Growing - registered membership of the Trust has now reached over 80 individual members. The aim for 2013 is once again to double – yes double – the membership, and if you have not yet joined us to participate in the journey (or renewed your membership) please contact our Membership Secretary, Trisha Knowles, who will be pleased to help. New faces are appearing around the management table at Building B24, to strengthen the core team that has carried much of our organizational burden throughout the year. This is refreshing – literally – and brings essential new energy and skills to the team to support our expanding programme of activity. There is of course room for more volunteers to take an active part in what we do, and I would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in helping us.

Communications improving - The pace of change at the Trust is quickening, as we pursue closer relationships with other like-minded organisations and historical special interest groups, and as we build on the number of contacts in our network here in the UK, in North America, and in Europe. To make it easier to communicate with our membership and our wider public audience, a lot of effort has been put in to the web-site and we are endeavouring to widen the readership of the Quarterly Newsletter ‘Control Tower’. Your feedback on the presentation and content of both would be much appreciated to enable us to continue to improve both quality and focus on topics that interest you.

Projects progressing - progress on the Nissen Hut at Smeatharpe is clearly evident. The building is weatherproof, has a new mezzanine floor, drainage, and electricity systems are virtually finished, there is still some plumbing to do for the toilet (equipped for disabled visitors) and kitchen, and interior finishing. Thoughts are turning now to an official opening date and then to its continuing use as an Archive and Heritage Centre. As a prelude to this, the interactive web-based Wartime Memories project will be launched at ‘The Aviator’ café at Dunkeswell on April 3rd.

Access to the Operations Block at Dunkeswell remains an aspiration and we continue to seek sufficient funds to purchase and restore the building as our Heritage Centre at Dunkeswell. This will be the largest project of its kind pursued by the Trust and represents a substantial task both to restore the building and then to run it for the continuing benefit of the community as a centre for education and learning.

2013 promises to be another busy year. Please come along and help us make it a successful one.

Graham Weller - Chairman March 2013 South West Airfields Heritage Limited

2012 accounts as presented to the AGM on 6 March presented here.

Statement of financial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 December 2012

If you wish, you may request a full copy of the financial statement and we will e-mail you the pdf.

Unrestricted Restricted 2012 2011 funds funds Total Total Notes £ £ £ £ Incoming resources Incoming resources from generating funds: Voluntary income 2 1879 41358 43237 14973 Activities for generating funds 3 3724 0 3724 6115 Total incoming resources 5603 41358 46961 21088

Resources expended Costs of generating funds: Cost of generating voluntary income 4 4813 93 4906 8632 Fundraising trading: Cost of goods sold and other costs 203 0 203 248 Governance costs 5 3202 0 3202 2140 Total resources expended 8218 93 8311 11020

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources Before transfers (2,615) 41265 38650 10068

Transfer between funds 48815 (48,815) 0 0 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year/ Net income/(expenditure) for the year 46200 (7,550) 38650 10068

Total funds brought forward 15541 11201 26742 16675 Total funds carried forward 61741 3651 65392 26742

PROJECTS LATEST

RAF Upottery - Smeatharpe Nissen Hut

An amazing amount of work has now been invested in the Smeatharpe Nissen hut. Our Mike Venn and David Bunney constantly appearing on the Trusts Face- book page. Mike is shown here ….well doing some- thing! If you’re interested in helping with this project please contact either Mike Venn on 01404 41382 or Robin Gilbert on 01460 242042.

Fire doors ready to be fitted, the grand opening is not far away now so keep an eye on your e-mails and the website for the latest information.

Do have a look on the Facebook page to follow progress. Look for the South West Airfields group. THE KING’S ARMS PUB at mother in the Pub Grocery Shop and drove the Baker’s Van around the village when the Driver SMEATHARPE was called-up for Service in 1941. She joined the ATS in 1942 and after initial train- ing at Heathfield in Honiton she joined the Royal Army Pay Corps and was sent to Reading to deal with the pay for The Royal Signals Regi- ment. Marjorie became a Senior NCO and was a Ser- geant when she was de-mobbed in July 1946. She returned to Smeatharpe for a while to help her parents at the Kings Arms Pub and then got a job at the Devon Police Headquarters at Honi- ton. In 1949 she moved to the large Police Station in Heavitree at Exeter and lived at Exmouth. She John Board,was the Proprietor of The Kings married Norman Cruchley who served in the Arms Pub at Smeatharpe during WW2. The Pub Navy throughout the war. stood very close to the north-west end of the She retired from the Police Service in 1986. airfield main runway and was originally planned Marjorie has been a member of The British Le- for demolition during the airfield’s construction, gion for many years and was the Exmouth Chair however the building is still there and is now a Person for several years during the 1970s when private house. The British Legion held regular Saturday evening Dances. Marjorie has been unwell recently and is being looked after at Sheridan House, 10c Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2BT.

The Kings Arms in 1945

His son Leslie was called up for Military Service in 1940 and was rescued from the sea when his troopship was torpedoed in the Atlantic. He was Marjorie Cruchley landed in West Africa and moved to Tunisia to work as a Truck Driver and then as an Ambu- lance driver with the 94th Army General Hospital. His Unit crossed to Marseilles after D-Day and David Chapman-Andrews moved northwards through France to Holland and into Germany as the war progressed. He was de-mobbed when the war ended and joined the Prison Service.

His sister Marjorie was six years younger. After leaving Smeatharpe school she helped her Letters to the Editor FLYING OFFICER RAYMOND MARK WILSON 1915-1985 VOLUNTEER RESERVE 1940-1946

"A modest and gentle man"

My interest in the SWAHT came about through my wife's and my love of walking. One of our favourite walks in Devon starts its way in Broadhembury and takes us up North Hill to the grass airfield of the Devon and Somer- set Gliding Club.

After enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the gliding, it's off to Dunkeswell to visit the (now closed) museum, and the magic atmosphere of the old aerodrome.

The memories of what these World War II airmen suffered and achieved have been brought home to me as I have recently been given, for safe keeping, the log books of my late father-in-law, Ray Wilson.

F.O. Raymond Mark Wilson The records show a date of enlistment as an LAC in the RAF of 16 October 1940, and the Flying log books com- mence in June 1942 with gunnery training at No. 2 AGS Dalcross, Moreton-in-the- Marsh and 15 OTU Harwell. At the completion of the course in October 1942 he was a Sergeant and was posted to the recently reformed 36 Squadron which had been equipped with Wellington bombers.

The Squadron left for Southern India at the end of 1942, and moved to Northern India in March 1943. Then in June that year it moved to Algeria, and in April 1944 moved to Northern Italy. Ray was commissioned as Flying Officer in that month. In September 1944 the Squadron returned to the UK, based at RAF Chivenor and was finally disbanded in June 1945 at Benbecula.

My father-in-law never talked about the war, and until I saw his Flying Log Books, I never knew what he had been up to.

Amongst the notes are; "No flying July-August 1943 - in hospital in Cairo" Was he injured? "781 flying hours recorded as Rear Gunner in various Wellington bombers."

"a flight in a Wellington XIV piloted by F/S Franklin on 6/7/44 from Blida described only as 'special duties' involving a night flight of 7 hrs 20 mins".

"numerous convoy escorts/U-Boat hunts/AS patrols/air sea rescues/SWAMP activities/bombing missions."

There is no doubt that problems in later life with his hearing, his digestion and his blood circulation can be attributed to his 6 years war service, but he never complained.

What heroes they were, and may they never be forgotten.

Article submitted by: Phil Johnson After posting the reader’s letter on the previous page, I decided to look up “No 36 Squadron” on the Internet. Wikipedia immediately starred and came up with a good history of the squadron. The following information came directly from that page;

No 36 Squadron reformed at Thanjavur in India on 22 October 1942, although it did not receive any air- craft until December that year when it was equipped with bombers for anti-submarine patrols off Madras. It flew its first convoy escort mis- sion on 13 January 1943.

It moved to Algeria in June 1943. One tactic used against German U-boats in the Mediterranean was known as "Swamp", the area around a sighting would be saturated with aircraft, keeping the subma- rine submerged and stopping it from charging its bat- teries. An example of this took place on 14–17 May 1944, when Leigh Light equipped Wellingtons of 36 Squadron made several attacks on U-616, which culminated in it being sunk by US Navy destroyers, while on 18 May a Wellington of No 36 Squadron sighted and attacked U-960 before directing the de- stroyers USS Ludlow and Niblack, which sank the U-boat.[20] It returned to RAF Chivenor in Septem- ber 1944, continuing in the anti-submarine role. It disbanded at RAF Benbecula on 4 June 1945.

An anti-submarine version of the Wellington bomber be- ing loaded with torpedoes.

(Editor) The thoughts of a Battle of Britain Padre: RAF Exeter 1940-1941 Selected from the recollections of the late Reverend J.H.K. Dagger.

who by strange coincidence arrived at RAF Exeter on the evening of August 15th 1940, the very day our memorial sculpture of a Battle of Britain Pilot at the Airport is intended to depict. This posting was to be life changing for the Reverend J.H.K. Dagger for in the months that followed he was to meet his future wife whilst stationed at Exeter. Enjoy his thoughts and part of his journey by car on his posting at RAF Exeter in Devonshire.

After many hours driving under a blue sky with white fleecy clouds, I stopped off at a small town around twenty miles from the coast for a break and to purchase a newspaper. It seemed like any other August evening as people stood chatting in the sunlight, it felt a peaceful place where a tired traveller could rest for- ever and forget the war. However as I glanced quickly through my paper, peace was broken by the sound of the town’s air raid siren, quickly I passed from the world of a newspaper to become an eyewitness of “The Battle of Britain”

Far away over the coast the clouds had disappeared, as I set off on my final leg towards RAF Exeter with my mind wandering back to my first days in the RAF, after some while I turned into country lanes where the long grass and a multitude of flowers seemed to brush the mudguards of my car and I faced my first glimpse of the aerodrome through trees, with its hanger, tents and dispersal points. At the entrance the guard examined my pass without surprise and soon I was into the old clubhouse of Exeter Airport built in more peaceful times, but now used as the officers mess.

I stepped inside, someone seized my arm and I found myself in the bar. Like lightning a glass of beer was in my hand and I was saying “Cheerio” to a dozen officers who moments before had been complete strangers. A tall man stood with his back to the bar with un-brushed hair and a worn flying jacket hanging untidily open, he was my new station Commander. (Wing Commander John Scatliff Dewar, DSO, DFC)

I caught snatches of conversation, “He did not know I was behind him until he found something wrong with his tail” loud laughter. “I pushed and pulled everything, and said to myself, this is where I bale out” more Wing Commander John Scatliff loud laughter. “Padre, do have another drink!” Dewar DSO,DFC.

That night I learnt that what the newspaper had been saying was true, because I slept in a room that had been occupied by a Squadron Leader who had been shot down over the coast whilst I was driving peacefully through England. (Sqn Leader Lovell Gregg of the 81 Sqn, a New Zealander, was shot down and killed when his Hurricane crashed at Abbotsbury. Two other Exeter pilots were also killed when three more of their Hur- ricanes were shot down, these were P.O. - M.S.H. Buchin from Belgium and P.O. - P.W. Comely, this hap- pened after Exeter’s two squadrons of Hurricanes were once more scrambled to defend Portland from another massive bombing raid)

Having known RAF Exeter in later times, it is pleasant to remember those exciting summer days of 1940, when the Station Commander flew before breakfast, when there were few files and no runways, and Hurri- canes took off in all directions during flaps with never a red rocket. The Ops Room worked informally, groups of friends studied the table and passed the information to less pushy friends who stood outside. “Fif- ty plus coming in this direction” -- “Who has any transport for Exeter?” In those days station HQ officers lounged at dispersal points as our aircraft returned most often with open gun ports. To me it seemed like some exciting game played with Hurricanes, Dorniers and Heinkels, but at that time I had no personal friends among those who flew.

Then one cloudy afternoon, (August 21st 1940) as I was on my way to tea without warning came the first bombing the station experienced in 1940. Behind me there was a sudden roar that seemed to split earth and sky. Too startled to move, I turned around to see the red earth of Devon flung into the sky. I glanced at a shelter ten yards behind, thought better of it and went into the Station Head Quarter building a few yards ahead. Someone shouted “Air raid” but the wiser were already under the office tables. But no more bombs fell so with my tin hat on I ran to my car accompanied by the Gas Officer and a Squadron Lead- er who was later lost over France.

Close to the new camp being built I found the scattered remains of tents, mixed up with torn branches, red earth and the dead and wounded. For several moments I stood still while a vast cloud of dust floated away over the treetops. I leant over one of the dying; before I passed on I caught the whispered, “I want to live” – a wish unfulfilled.

The Royal Engineers were already filling in the crater in the road; hot tea was being served to the wounded, whilst Officers present emptied their cigarette cases. Overhead our fighters roared into the sky and disap- peared into the gathering clouds in pursuit of the raider. Through the days that followed the noise of our fighter engines brought back a sense of security and a warm- ing of the heart. That afternoon gave me a real taste of the war, whilst looking around the dead and wounded that were lying among the torn branches and scattered tents I breathed a prayer for all fighter pilots.

So strange is the English temperament I spent several minutes under the scarred trees by the craters, making mental notes of the name of the injured who had asked me for pieces of the bombs which I found. In later days at RAF Exeter, I soothed my own shattered nerves by the illegal practice of hunting for splinters from bomb craters.

Once the wounded had been taken to hospital, I followed with two injured civilians who had set out for a ride in their family car, they had slowed down to glance at the tents when the bombs fell, some burst just above them in the trees and others in the field beside the road. Windscreen, rear window and roof vanished as earth, branches and splinters rained down upon the car cutting the tyres and bodywork to ribbons. The lucky couple escaped with their lives with only a few minor injuries.

That afternoon eight men of the Royal Engineers and the Devonshire Regiment were killed, including the sentry who had stood in for a friend who had gone to post a letter a couple of minutes before the raid. The following Sunday I held a service out in the open on the site, I cannot recall what I said, but we were all equally sincere.

A fine warm August passed into an equally fine September during this month, our Station Commander, Wing Commander John Dewar, met his end as many had foretold. I remember that morning well, I was then quite illegally and unsuitably President of the Mess Committee, and I was summoned to the C.O’s office at 10:00 hrs. The Adjutant, to whom I had applied for information before hand, told me, “Sam, a most unpleas- ant Bull Terrier, possibly belonging to 87 Squadron, had bitten the C.O.”

The C.O as usual was about to fly, so my interview was short. “Dogs had to be banished from the mess for good and all”. (An edict that was forgotten in a week) The C.O talked about my work, expressing regret that he had been unable to attend any services. “You know padre that I am a busy man, but I intend to come along one day” then added, “and you can rely on me to give you all possible help”.

I saluted and left the office with a new affection for the C.O. and the R.A.F. He then followed me out on the way to his plane. Half an hour later I met the Adjutant of 213 Squadron passing through the mess where I was posting the ineffective anti-dog notices. “I hope the C.O is alright” he said, “He told me he was going to Tangmere and then possibly to London to see what it looks like after the blitz, but hundreds of Jerries are passing over Tangmere” I knew only to well what he meant and when some hours later the C.O. was report- ed missing I was scarcely surprised. In my imagination then and since, I pictured hundreds of German bomb- ers like evil vultures crossing the coast in the bright sunlight, screened over beneath and on the flanks by many fighters. Then faraway a tiny spec – a solitary Hurricane on its way to London.

Article submitted by: Robin Gilbert

After reading this article I was forced to have a look on Wikipedia to see what actually happened to Wing Commander Dewar and this is what came up;

On 11th September 1940 Dewar took off on a routine flight from RAF Exeter for RAF Tangmere in Hurricane V7306 but he failed to arrive. There was considerable enemy action in late afternoon that day around Southampton, including a low-level bombing raid on Eastleigh airfield by the elite Eprobungsgruppe 210. The timing of this raid closely approxi- mates in time and location Dewar's route north of Southampton, it has been speculated that he may have observed ene- my aircraft and decided to join the combat on his own. As it was an "unofficial" flight (he was taking advantage of a brief lull in the action to visit his wife who lived near Tangmere), he was not reported as missing until the following day, 12th September, which is erroneously recorded in the records as his date of death. Dewar was the highest RAF ranking offic- er to be lost during the battle. His body was washed ashore on 30th September 1940 at Kingston Gorse in Sussex. There is some mystery surrounding his death as some reports suggest that he had taken to his parachute and that his body "was riddled with bullets" when it was found, implying that he had been shot and killed during his parachute descent. There are no German claims for aircraft destroyed in Luftwaffe records, so it remains unclear the cause of Dewar's death. John Scatliff Dewar is buried at St. John the Baptist church in North Baddesley, Hampshire. He and his wife Kay had no children. Kay died on 16th September 2001 at Blatchington Court, Seaford. (Editor)

Dunkeswell War Stories

On April 3rd 2013 at 7pm a new, on-line film resource called ‘Dunkeswell War Stories’ (poster on the next page) is being launched by the Blackdown Hills AONB team in The Aviator café at Dunkeswell. The event is free to attend, and with no need to book in advance - so just turn up and enjoy.

The programme is aimed at children and families and relates the arrival in Dunkeswell of American Navy personnel deployed to Britain during World War II, and the impact of the airbase on the village and the surrounding area.

Along with touch screens to try out, 1940s music and dancing, and a large screen film to watch this should be an interesting evening for all. The project has been produced by a locally based company, Dream Machine Media Ltd., and is aimed at presenting the events of 70 years ago to a new audience in a new and modern way. The project has been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Devon Coun- ty Council and Dunkeswell Parish Council. The Trust has provided substantial support to the produc- tion team in the form of historical details and contact points here and in the USA. We plan to continue to support and promote the programme going forward.

For more information contact Katie Findlay at the Blackdown Hills AONB team on 01823-681933

[email protected]

PUBLICATIONS

Out of Dunkeswell, published by South West Airfields Heritage Trust, 2010 Price £7.50

Illustrated is the front cover of ‘Out of Dunkeswell’, published by the Trust in 2010 in its second edition, with additional material by Trustee and our News- letter Editor, Dave Steel. It sells at £7.50 (£5.00 to Members). It tells the story of the anti-submarine units which operated from RAF/NAF Dunkeswell during World War II, and represents very good value for anyone interested in the subject.

USAAF antisubmarine units played a minor role in the Battle of the Atlantic, but made a far greater contribution in assisting British forces on patrol in the Bay of Biscay. To reach patrol areas in the Atlantic from July 1940 until October 1943, almost a year after the USAAF ceased antisubmarine opera- tions, most German submarines sailed from four French ports through the Bay of Biscay.

Approximately 300 miles from north to south and 120 miles east to west, the Bay of Biscay was a relatively confined transit area that could be patrolled by long-range aircraft flying from bases in Britain. RAF Coastal Command, in charge of Britain's aerial antisubmarine effort, patrolled the bay and was subsequently joined first by the USAAF Antisubmarine Group and subsequently by the US Navy's Fleet Air Wing 7, which replaced it.

Both organisations flew versions of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator (PB4Y-1 in US Navy service) and operated variously from RAF St Eval in Cornwall, RAF Dunkeswell and RAF Upottery in Devon. The book draws on historical material from various sources under the authorship of Mike Jarrett, Bernard Stevens and David Steel.

Mudville Heights, by David Earl, 2011

Price £16.95

This paperback - published by its author, David Earl - presents a well- illustrated picture of life at Dunkeswell during WW2. The base opened under the control of the RAF, but was populated mainly by USAAF and later USN personnel. Responsibility for the base eventually passed from the RAF to the USN and it became the only designated US Naval Air Facility in the UK.

Conditions on-base were far from adequate, with roads and paths around the living quarters just a sea of `mud`. It was those conditions, combined with harsh winters that resulted in the nick-name “Mudville Heights". As one crew member put it "The name just kinda stuck!".

This well illustrated book tells the fascinating story of the air- and ground- crews resident at WW2 Dunkeswell, with first hand accounts from the men who served there.

This book is now unavailable at Amazon but it is still advertised at waterstones.com DVDs

The Airman - Memorial Sculpture Unveiling at RAF Exeter

On March 27th 2012, the Mayor of Exeter, and the Head of Devon County Council, together unveiled a life-size bronze sculpture of a WW2 fighter pilot by local artist Frances Margaret. The event was the culmination of years of effort by a small group within the Trust led by Robin Gilbert and, thanks to David Chapman-Andrews, was captured on video. David has compiled his footage into an edited programme that includes clips from WW2 operations at RAF Exeter and published it on a commemorative DVD.

Available through our web-site at £10.00 or contact [email protected]

The South West Airfields Trust – D-Day 60th Anniversary 2004

Copies of this DVD are still available at £5.00. All proceeds will go to the 70th Anniversary Event being planned for 2014.

Upottery Airfield Memorial Dedication

Copies of this DVD are still available at £5.00 each. All proceeds will go towards the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Event being planned for 2014.

Contact e-mail addresses We have had a bit of a revamp of the contact addresses we use for members and officers of the trust. This is to make it easier and a little more logical to contact us. Chairman: [email protected] Anything to do with events: [email protected] Membership: [email protected] The Website: [email protected] Publications: [email protected] This Newsletter: [email protected] Research and Historical information: [email protected]

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