The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Leuchars

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Information. RAF Leuchars has been a Military aviation based since 1911. Throughout the Second World War it was an 18 Group Coastal Command Station and today is still in use by the RAF as a fighter and rescue base. Squadrons stationed at RAF Leuchars 105 Squadron Sep 1942. (Detachment) No: 224 Squadron. from 1938 No: 233 Squadron. from 1938 No: 235 Squadron. Jan to Feb 1943 No: 236 Squadron. Feb to Jul 1942 No: 320 Squadron. 540 Squadron No: 547 Squadron. Coastal Command. Walt Maier, Glen Hughes, Bill Baker at Leuchars Scotland 1944. I was stationed at Leuchars with S/L Sherwoods crew from 1944 till 'D' Day. We all flew with RAF 547 Coastal Command Squadron and did VLR over the North Atlantic in search of German U boats and submarines. The names of the crew were: F/O W.Maier Cdn. F/O Bill Baker Cdn. F/O Gerry Lalliberte Cdn. F/S Glen Hughes Welsh F/S Pete Reed Cdn. and P/O Jerry Boux Cdn. Here are selection of photos, Regretably, I have misplaced the one picture of the "Skipper", S/L Sherwood. If you ever come across another, please let me know. 547 Squadron. Our crew: Our crew: On bottom Gerry Laliberte, Pete Reed, myself [Walt Maier]. Top Jerry Boux on my shoulders and the other man was from a different crew and I only knew his first name (Jack). Junior Blake, Navigator Bomber, 547 Sqd at Leuchars WAAF's Olive & Carmel (Paddy) 1943, I have forgotten the girls' surnames. WAAF Cpl. Mary at Leuchars 1944 The Dutch airmen who flew with the 300 group squadrons all of flew Mosquitos, Canadian. built Aircraft and were support for the Liberator aircraft squadrons. If we ran into enemy aircraft on our return to base, we would radio for help and they were with us within 15 to 20 minutes to engage the Germans which were either FW190's or Me109's Walt Maier Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served at RAF Leuchars during WW2 F/O Bill Baker Cdn. 547 Sqd. Junior Blake. Nav/bomber 547 Sqd. Ac1 Antoon Bom dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 02/12/1941 ) P/O Jerry Boux Cdn. 547 Sqd. Cpl Eddy Herman Chateau dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Anton Gerhard van Dam dutch (d. 24/10/1943 ) F/Lt. Klaas Deen dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) P/O Jan Dirk Dolman dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 02/12/1941 ) Jan Pieter Frowein dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 18/08/1941 ) L/C Nicodême "Nelis" Guilonard dutch 206 B Sqd (d. 21/04/1945 ) Sgt. Hubertus Johannes Heeren dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) F/O. Stephan Hendriks Jansen dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Pilot U/T Anton Marie ten Herkel dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 10/08/1941 ) Pilot U/T Willem Hijkoop dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 10/08/1941 ) F/S Glen Hughes Welsh 547 Sqd. Ac2 Felix Alfonse Hurk, van der dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 18/08/1941 ) F/O Gerry Lalliberte Cdn. 547 Sqd. Carel Arnold (Ad) Langelaar dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 18/08/1941 ) Cpl Hendrikus Wilhelmus de Lijn dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 02/12/1941 ) Lac Paulus Jacobus Christiaan van der Linden dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Walt Maier. 547 Sqd Read his story Cpl Hendrikus Johannes Moll ON, BEMx. dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Ac2 Krijn van Os dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Jan Peetoom dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 18/08/1941 ) F/Lt Henri Carlo Prager dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) F/S Pete Reed Cdn. 547 Sqd. Lac Ary Antoon Recourt dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Ac2 Romke Smidt dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) Sgt Klasinus van Tongeren BL, DFM. dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 02/12/1941 ) Jacobus Gijsbertus Uljee ON, BEMx. dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 18/08/1941 ) WAAF Kay Wallace F/O Jacobus Weber dutch 320 C Sqd (d. 30/08/1941 ) If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. If you have a story which you would like to share, or a website dedicated to an airfield or aircrew, please get in touch. Send an E-mail to The Wartime Memories Project Links Airfields Index The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation. This website is run out of our own pockets and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Or by cheque to: PO Box 325, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1XL. Website and ALL Material © Copyright MMII - All Rights Reserved