RAF North Luffenham and RAF Woolfox Lodge are battlefields. When a development takes place we will need to name significant buildings, roads (roadsigns to have QR codes telling the story) and areas. Further research is required on medals and awards made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So Names will all be related to the history of the battlefield. This is my rolling suggestion list. The list is far from finished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Names. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valentine <\/strong>. RAF Leader. Tragic loss of 2 of the North Luffenham leaders \u2013 night of 2nd September 1941 . Gp Capt Barrett DSO+bar, DFC & Wg Cdr Valentine DSO and their crew.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barrett<\/strong>. RAF Leader. Tragic loss of 2 of the North Luffenham leaders \u2013 night of 2nd September 1941 . Gp Capt Barrett DSO+bar, DFC & Wg Cdr Valentine DSO and their crew.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conti<\/strong>. Canadian cold war Sabre flyer – representing the Sabre aircrew lost in the Cold War – he has no known grave. Fg Off Conti was last heard of by radio near Flamborough Head. http:\/\/www.rafnorthluffenhamheritage.me.uk\/?p=1017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cousins<\/strong>. Pilot Officer H L Cousins a casualty on a major raid on 24July 1941 – Operation Sunrise on Nazi battleships in Brest. http:\/\/www.rafnorthluffenhamheritage.me.uk\/?tag=raf-north-luffenham<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parks<\/strong>. Canadian cold war Sabre flyer. Wg Cdr Walter Franklin Parks DFC & Bar. DC. Chief Operations Officer missing on a training flight over the North Sea. An explosion was heard off Skegness. He had lived with his wife and 2 children in Hambleton. http:\/\/www.rafnorthluffenhamheritage.me.uk\/?p=1017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Royal Canadian Air Force graves in North Luffenham Churchyard 1952, 1953 and 1954<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dickson.<\/strong> Royal Canadian Air Force Leader. Squadron Leader James Donald Dickson RCAF. DFC. AFC. DFM. CD . WW2, Korea \u2013 bomber, transport and Sabre pilot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Matthews.<\/strong> Outstanding bravery. a brave and tragic story \u2013 pilot officers Matthews and Williams \u2013 9\/10 Jan 42<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Williams.<\/strong> Outstanding bravery. a brave and tragic story \u2013 pilot officers Matthews and Williams \u2013 9\/10 Jan 42<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hein-Stevens<\/strong>. The identity stolen by the only German jew (Hein) to fly for the RAF. Example of escaper and the great escape. Squadron Leader Peter Stevens MC \u2013 a remarkable story \u2013 a German jew flying for the RAF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wright. <\/strong>An example of an RAF evader. An evader from North Luffenham. It was a long way home for Sgt Albert Wright<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mullet.<\/strong> Irish volunteer legion – joined to fight the Nazis. Resting in North Luffenham churchyard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thompson.<\/strong> Survivor from Op Gisela attack. Operation Gisela. Succesful German night fighter attack Woolfox Lodge \u2013 night of 3-4 March 1945<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Malin<\/strong>. Airman representing the other ranks of groundcrew and support staff – aged 20 – killed by a Hampden landing back at base after ops hitting the airfield control cabin. Resting in North Luffenham churchyard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Simond.<\/strong> Wg Cdr G F Simond.(MID.) OC 144 Squadron killed during Operation Fuller 12 Feb 42 – the Channel Dash. No known grave – lost with 4 others. Empty chairs and empty tables \u2013 Operation Fuller \u2013 12 February 1942 \u2018the Channel Dash\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nightingale<\/strong>. Represetning Kenya. Sgt E I Nightingale DFM. killed during Operation Fuller 12 Feb 42 – the Channel Dash. Crashed crippled Hampden bomber at Norwich and died. The rest of the crew survived. Sgt Ivo Nightingale was from Kenya. Empty chairs and empty tables \u2013 Operation Fuller \u2013 12 February 1942 \u2018the Channel Dash\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Johnson<\/strong>. Representing Rhodesia. Pilot Officer D H Johnson. From Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Died night of 10\/11 February 1942 on a raid on Essen. Buried in Hannover War Cemetery. Do not know cause of crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shorrocks.<\/strong> Prisoner of war<\/strong>. Representative of the fate of the aircrew. http:\/\/www.rafnorthluffenhamheritage.me.uk\/?p=817<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n One airman, Flt Sgt W H Shorrocks RCAF (61 Sqn RAF) who was shot down by flak in an Avro Manchester raiding Brest on 1 Feb 42, was housed in 5 diferent camps. He was in 3 camps in Germany (8B Silberberg, 344 Lamsdorf and 13C Nurnberg) and then was held in L6 Heydekeg in Lithuania and L4 Beninia in Poland.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n More work required to find representatives –<\/strong><\/em>……………………………………..<\/p>\n\n\n\n Royal Australian Air Force. <\/strong> Representing the RAAF – to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Royal New Zealand Air Force.<\/strong> Representing the RNZAF – to be found<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africa. <\/strong>Representing the volunteers from South Africa to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other Commonwealth\/Dominion\/Allied names<\/strong>. To be found.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Czech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Polish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aircraft names.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hampden, Manchester, <\/em>Sabre, Thor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wellington, Lancaster, Horsa, Stirling, Tiger Moth, Hamilcar, Whitley, Albermarle, Halifax, Dakota, Valetta, Devon, Anson, Meteor, Harvard, Sabre, Balliol, Brigand, Hunter, Thor, Bloodhound, Rapier<\/em>, Sabre, Thor<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n British Army<\/em>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent casualties – there are 2 Army dog handlers killed on service in Afghanistan. Others? Details to be added<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current Street names to be respected and relocated as required. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Woolfox Lodge specific names. TBD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valentine <\/strong>. RAF Leader. Tragic loss of 2 of the North Luffenham leaders \u2013 night of 2nd September 1941 . Gp Capt Barrett DSO+bar, DFC & Wg Cdr Valentine DSO and their crew.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n