Listen "Ep.151 - RAF Greenham Common"
Episode Synopsis
We start our new airfield series with RAF Greenham Common.
We are joined by Jonathan Sayers a local historian who takes us on the journey from Jacobean rebellion camp through World War 2 and into the Cold War where it became mostly familiar as a base for Ground Launched Cruise Missiles.
Recorded 6th September 2022
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Jonathan Sayers and Greenham Common
Twitter Greenham Skies @Greenham_Common https://twitter.com/greenham_common
Website: Greenham Common Airbase - The History 1941-1992 https://www.greenhamcommon.org.uk/
Greenham Common Control Tower https://www.greenhamtower.org.uk/
Book - In Defense of Freedom; A History of RAF Greenham Common https://www.lulu.com/shop/jj-sayers/in-defense-of-freedom-a-history-of-raf-greenham-common/paperback/product-qwvvkk.html
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We are joined by Jonathan Sayers a local historian who takes us on the journey from Jacobean rebellion camp through World War 2 and into the Cold War where it became mostly familiar as a base for Ground Launched Cruise Missiles.
Recorded 6th September 2022
Find everything Xtended on our Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended
Contact Us: [email protected]
Jonathan Sayers and Greenham Common
Twitter Greenham Skies @Greenham_Common https://twitter.com/greenham_common
Website: Greenham Common Airbase - The History 1941-1992 https://www.greenhamcommon.org.uk/
Greenham Common Control Tower https://www.greenhamtower.org.uk/
Book - In Defense of Freedom; A History of RAF Greenham Common https://www.lulu.com/shop/jj-sayers/in-defense-of-freedom-a-history-of-raf-greenham-common/paperback/product-qwvvkk.html
Our Title Sponsor - Event Fire Solutions
http://www.eventfiresolutions.co.uk/
Aviation Xtended Partners
• Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/
• Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/
• XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/
• Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94
Show Supporters
• The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/
• Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html
• Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076
• Aircrew Book Review http://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/
You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1
For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/
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