History Features

Were you at the closure ceremony? Or connected with Innsworth in any way? Share your memories here

gordon phillips
stationed at 5pdu RAF innworth 1953 many happy memories of my time there

Colin Bishop
Spent 3 years at RAF Innsworth 1946/49. Met Florence James there got married 61 years ago. We were pay clerks in Base Accounts (European payroll). Where's our best man now name of Sheppard?

Jim Highet
Did my squarebashing at Innsworth in early 1952.Then on to RAF Hendon for eng. mech. course

arther michael hawkes
hiya im actually micks daughter and just wondered if anyone could help me with a little history or if anyone would remember him.....by the way he is still alive and kicking.. thanks in advance... ros

mr.m j potts
i was stationed there in 1960 and i realy enjoyed it

mervyn sandercock
stationed at Innsworth 1951 to 1952. Worked at Barnwood in the Glasshouse as\a MROp. Enjoyed my stay at this station very much

Peter "TAFF" Rees
Arrived 1969 left for Germany 1972. One of my best posting, playing rugby with some fantastic mates. Especially when we won the RAF CUP. I often wondered if the murels of that winning team were still on the Rugby Club Wall

Alan Sutcliffe
Stationed at Innsworth in 1955 trained as Cook 2 went on to Fayid and Cyprus have good memories of camp and the instructors. Remember great nights at The Bat & Ball pub (Stroud)? scoffing scrumpy - great days - great times. History was made here!!!!.

Eileen Frost (nee McInnes)
I was stationed there from June 1949. Worked at Elmbridge Court. Met my husband on camp and we have just had out 57th wedding anniversary. Happy days.

Peter Smith
14 sqn p.s.l.o. when security were being transferred to computer. The computer lived in a huge building at innsworth,I left in 1968 but have geat memories of my last posting. It was a marked change from guarding v. bombers and their weapons.

Shirley Hopperton (nee Mummery)
I was stationed at INNSWORTH with a lodger unit, dealing with aircrew training interviews, this was approx. in 1952-3. Further to my service at Innsworth, when the unit was disbanded, as only 3 or 4 WRAFS were there, we were posted to different other camps, one of mine was at the Min. of Def. in Whitehall. Memories.There was also RAF officers,who did the interviews, but we were all posted away.

John Seccombe
After 30 years service and three visits to INNSWORTH on transit to overseas postings, I could not have believed that I would have moved to Gloucester (age 61) in 1990 and be living in a house 300 yards from the wooden huts that I was billeted in, in 1949,1956, & 1962.My only previous association with GLoucester was 69 - 70 at RAF Fairford when I had many dealings with Brian Trubshaw and Concorde.