RAF National Service 1947 to 1949

[Paul Crook]

Hi
My father undertook his National Service in the RAF between 1947 and 1949. He was at West Kirby, Credenhill, Padgate and Innsworth where he worked in the Pay Office for nearly all his service life. I am mainly after photographs of these bases but would also be interested if anyone served at any of these sites during the late 1940s.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Paul

[Malcolm33]

    I was at RAF Credenhill for 3 months Trade Training as Clerk/Typist from about October 1951 to February 1952.    I only have a group photo of our course and there may be more of us still living as well as myself, so cannot post it here.

    It was a happy time and made more memorable by a great Instructor, Flight Sergeant Brown, who may have been at Credenhill a early as the late 1940's.

     I think our billet may have been in Trenchard Lines.   One memory goes back to a certain Pay Parade which was held in a large Hangar.    Another Flt.Sgt. had already begun calling out names to hand over pay packets when a late comer came running into the Hangar.

      "What's your Initial?" called out the Flight Sgt.    "L" was the reply.

       "I'll give ya 'L' " shouted back Flt. Sgt.

[Paul Crook]

Thank you Malcolm