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Also just to let you all know, the base, although a little bit overgrown now, is exactly as it was the day it was left. It is very eery as if everyone just got up and left over night but a very fascinating place.

Hi all, I currently live on Florida street inside usaf high Wycombe and work for the girls school. we have been handed back the bunker on site here but the rest of the base has ben taken over by a construction company. I would love to hear stories and see any photographs anyone may have of the base from its operational days! My mother, auntie and grandmother all worked in the American express building during the 1980's and 1990's. Anybody that wishes to get in touch with me I would love to hear your stories! Many thanks, Nick Harris, Florida Street. Nicholasharris20@gmail.com

I went to grade school at Dawes Hill base in the late 1960's. My father, Delano Wisland, was a meteorologist there until he was transferred to Upper Heyford around 1970. Sadly, my father died in 1985. I would have loved to go on the base again. From the satellite photos, it looks like very little changed on the base since I was there.

Link to the layout of the new shopping centre http://www.edenshopping.co.uk/store-guide/

Two years on, the map page still not updated. Please do not alter the polygon of this tag. The polygon is a true representation of Eden Shopping Centre. I know it shows the car park as well as the flyover in the map page, but Eden the new part and the older shopping centre is linked together underneath the flyover by a pathway.

I was stationed there in the 2180 comm and worked in the weather real building. I loved it. I had alot of great fun with so manny wonderfull people.1966-1968

The bunker at Daws Hill was completely rebuilt in the 1980's as part of the later Cold War programme under Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Regan. The whole originalk interior was stripped out and the old central operations room was floored over to cxreate new office space. Sadly with the advent of the monitor screen the need for old stryle operations rooms with vast charts and maps has long gone. The remainder of the bunker was re-engineered and most of the surface buildings were replaced with new structures. This was all part fo the later Cold War Upgrades that were carried out to the UK's bunkers, Radar Stations and other facilities. Today the majority of these have been sold off, there are a few private museums of varying quality and some very good national museum sites as well - Dover Castle - Cabinet War Rooms - RAF Uxbridge - RAF Holmpton etc. As for Daws Hill, the technical site and housing has all been sold off for new housing development (2011) and the bunker is scheduled for demolition with the land returned to the adjacent School from which it was requisitioned in the early 40's. There is little demand for bunkers for commercial sue these days, and the cost of maintaining them is far beyond the reach of most people. The Daws Hill bunker was vacated by the USAF at the end of the Codl War (December 1991) it has stood empty since with the power and facilities disconnected, and although remaining in quite reasonable condition it would probably be best to remove it, as the cost of even getting it up and running again, and for what use, would easily runn into the millions of pounds. Hope that info helps, if you need any more just email sec@rafholmpton.com.

I was stationed there from Aug 1967 to Nov 1970 as part of Det 40, 28th Weather Sq. It was one of my more memorable experiences. UK in the late 60s! How great was that? Met one of my best friends there among the many great people encountered during my tour. We were able to visit the base in the summer of 2007 with our spouses just prior to its decommissioning. There had been some changes, the old quonset hut that housed the European Weather Central was gone, but much had stayed the same. It was nice to visit one more time.

So good to see all the great memories being revisited from times at High Wycombe! I was 7th AD Recreation and Entertainment Director stationed there from late '60 thru '62, having come there from Maron de la Frontera AB, Spain. I coached the High Wycombe basketball team that won the All England runner up spot in '61. It was the best station in my entire career with the Air Force! cairapress@arvig.net

P.S. My email address is carlwburton@comcast.net

I was stationed at High Wycombe, 7th AD, 485th Communications Squadron from Feb 1960 until Feb 1963. I worked as a teletype operator, torn tape relay (P-55) in nthe hole (as we called it). I met my wife in Flackwell Heath and we will celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary on 31 Mar 2012. I originally lived in the quansit huts and then to the new barracks until I got married. I was an A1C (E-4) when I left England and got discharged. Rejoined the AF in 1973 and went to OTS, eventually retiring as a Major. I remember Kathy in the BX, some of my friends were Frank Bartlett, Wayne Armond, Rebel Lance Kreklow, and a host of others that I cannot recollect their names now. I really loved my tour with the 485th and wouldn't change a think if I had it to do over. If you were in the 485th during my time I would live to hear from you.

I was a dependent at USAF High Wycombe from 1960-63 and again from 67-70.My father worked in weather comm. and played lot of fast-pitch softball.I remember he owned a 1967 Mustang fastback 289 4 speed.I went to first grade at the school building and my 4,5 and 6th. were in the long narrow building that ran parallel to each other with a class room on each end.My 7th was in the Quonset huts .Mr.Hummer was one of the teacher.The base was great.Best base we were ever at.Later we returned to England-Crouton and lived on RAF Upper Heyford.I graduated from there in 1975,which was the high school for the older kids when I lived at High Wycombe.That was the last class from there before moving the school to RAF Crouton .

I am looking for anyone that was stationed in USAF High Wycombe back in 1966/7 And remembers BILL KRUGER....BILL AVERY.... Or anyone else lolli8@yahoo.com

gillm@wanadoo.fr

I was there as a child (age 6 to 10 ) between 1966 and 1970! My father was a s/sgt and worked in the buncker . We used to call it the "hole" I went to school there from 1st to 4th grade and was a boyscout! I have very good childhood memories of that air force base ! Would love to get in contact with friends such as alan howell , marc fast , donna mc colough , wendale wright , donna harris , robert benson and so many more !

want to locate 3929th AP's/security police who served between 1962--1965

I was stationed there as a SSgt from August 1954 until August 1957. NCOIC Engineering & Maintenace. Played clarinet with two great locals, and a RAF Sgt. Great four years.

i was there from 1962 to 1965 it was a communication base. a great place to spend 3 1/2 years. meet my wife there and had one child.

The map page had not been updated, but the centre is where the tag shows.