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| DATE |
EVENT |
COMMANDING OFFICER |
| Thur 23 August 1951 |
Station activated for RAF |
Sqdn Ldr J W Henderson
(Arrived 15th September '51) |
| Wed 2 Jan 1952 |
Change of command |
Gp Capt A C Brown DSO OBE DFC |
| Sat 1 Mar 1952 |
No 4 Sqn arrived (Vampires) |
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| Mon 3 Mar 1952 |
No 93 Sqn arrived (Vampires) |
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| Fri 7 Mar 1952 |
No 112 Sqn arrived (Vampires) |
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| Thu 3 Apr 1952 |
RAF Regiment LAA Squadrons,
No 30 and 33 formed.
No 3 (AC Squadron) also formed.
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| Mon 1 Dec 1952 |
Change of Command |
Group Captain Geoff Powell-Shedden DSO DFC |
| Sat 3 Aug 1953 |
No 112 squadron moved out to RAF Bruggen |
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| Fri 1 Jan 1954 |
No 4 LAA Wing RAF Regiment formed to control No 30 and No 33 LAA Squadrons and No 3 Field Squadron |
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| Mon 1 Mar 1954 |
No 4 and No 93 Squadron re-equipped with Sabre aircraft |
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| Sun 1 Aug 1954 |
Change of command |
Group Captain T O Prickett DSO DFC |
| Sun 1 May 1955 |
No 98 Sqn arrived (Hunters)
No 118 Squadron arrived (Hunters) |
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| Fri 1 Jul 1955 |
No 4 Squadron re-equipped with Hunters |
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| Thu 1 Dec 1955 |
Change of command |
Group Captain S W R Hughes CBE AFC |
| Fri 16 Dec 1955 |
No 93 Squadron re-equipped with Hunters |
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| Sun 7 Jul 1957 |
No 98 Squadron disbanded |
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| Wed 31 Jul 1957 |
No 118 Squadron disbanded |
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| Mon 30 Sep 1957 |
No 4 LAA Wing RAF Regiment disbanded |
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| Sat 18 Jan 1958 |
No 2 Squadron arrived (Swifts) |
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| Wed 1 Oct 1958 |
Change of command |
Group Captain I S Smith OBE DFC |
| Fri 30 Dec 1960 |
No 4 and No 93 Squadrons disbanded. (No 4 reformed at Gutersloh) |
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| Tue 28 Feb 1961 |
No 2 Squadron re-equipped with Hunters |
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| Wed 1 Mar 1961 |
(No 4 and No 14 Squadrons attached to Jever while runway extended at Gutersloh) |
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| Wed 5 Sep 1961 |
(No 4 and No 14 Squadrons return to Gutersloh) |
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| Wed 6 Sep 1961 |
No 2 Squadron departs Jever for Gutersloh |
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| Fri 8 sep 1961 |
Airfield closed |
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| Thu 21 Sep 1961 |
Station Commander Group Captain I S Smith departs |
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| Thu 21 Sep 1961 |
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Wing Commander P H Cleaver takes command |
| Fri 29 Dec 1961 |
RAF Jever formally handed over to GAF. Wing Commander P H Cleaver to Oberstleutnant Wenczowskij |
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