The Wartime Memories Project - RAF Melbourne

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Information. RAF Melbourne was situated in Yorkshire, 12 miles south east of York and six miles west of Market Weighton. The base was as a 4 Group Bomber Command station opeining in 1940 and was one of the few to be fitted with FIDO, a fog dispersal system based on burning petrol which was installed in January 1944. This made Melbourne and ideal place to land when the Vale of York was fog bound. No. 10 was the only bomber squadron to be based at Melbourne and flew 300 raids with the loss of 128 Halifax bombers. The airfield closed in 1945 and today is used for agriculture. Squadrons stationed at RAF Melbourne No: 10 Squadron The Wartime Memories Project would like to hear from anyone who was stationed at Melbourne during the war years, or anyone who lived nearby. We would love to hear your recollections of life on the base and the surrounding area. Please contact us: Click to send an email. or Click here to complete the online form. Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served at RAF Melbourne during WW2 Sgt J. Ashton 10 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story F/S L. H. Chell 10 Sqd.(d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story F/O P. Cook 10 Sqd. Read his Story P/Off Bob Davenport (d. 5th March 1945) 10 Sqd. Read his story Flight Sergeant Doug Elsome. w/op. 10 Sqd. Read his story Flt Sgnt Fred Fearnley (d. 5th March 1945) 10 Sqd. Read his story F.O. R.A. Gibbs. 10 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Sergeant Harry Griffiths. flt eng. 10 Sqd. Read his story Flt Eng Steve Hodgson 10 Sqd. Read his story Flight Sergeant Doug Lawrence. bomb aimer. 10 Sqd. Read his story Flying Officer Allan Marshall. pilot. 10 Sqd. Read his story Flt Lt Desmond Moss 10 Sqd.Read his story Flt Eng Jock Muldoon 10 Sqd. Read his story F/O W. P. Parham 10 Sqd.(d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Sergeant Fraser Paxton. nav. 10 Sqd. Read his story William Henry Seabridge. 10 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Sgt T. C. Smith 10 Sqd. (d. 3 Feb 1945) Read his Story Willem Jacob van Stockum. dutch. 10 Sqd. (d. 10/06/1944 )Read his story John Tasker (d. 5th March 1945) 10 Sqd. Read his story Sergeant Jack Thornley. mid up gnr. 10 Sqd. Read his story Sergeant Reg Tuck. rear gnr. 10 Sqd. Read his story W/O Lindsay "Buzz" Webster (d. 5th March 1945) 10 Sqd. Read his story 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 RAf Melbourne Control Tower 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