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8 unusual facts about Waterbeach


Fraser Barron

Conversion Unit at Waterbeach as an instructor, Barron preferred operational flying and in September 1942, he joined 7 Squadron, a founding pathfinder unit.

Gilliflower

The rose and gillyflower appear on the station badge of RAF Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, and subsequently on the badge of 39 Engineer Regiment based at Waterbeach Barracks.

NC Graphics

NC Graphics was founded by Arthur Flutter in Waterbeach, Cambridge, England, in 1977 after completing a PhD in Computer Aided Design at CADCentre.

No. 514 Squadron RAF

This museum closed in September 2012, as the Barracks closed permanently in March 2013, although the contents have been saved.

No. 63 Squadron RAF

The squadron moved to Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, in May 1950, where it remained until it was disbanded on 31 October 1958, having operated Hawker Hunter fighters for the last two years.

Waterbeach

A Royal Air Force station, RAF Waterbeach, was built on the northern edge of the village in 1940, operating under RAF Bomber Command.

The Denny End industrial estate is home to several businesses, such as the Milton Brewery and A&R Cambridge Ltd.

After the Second World War, the station was operated by RAF Transport Command and then RAF Fighter Command until 1966, when the site transferred to the Royal Engineers and became Waterbeach Barracks.


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Stuart: A Life Backwards

Stuart Shorter (born Stuart Clive Turner on 19 September 1968 in Cambridge - died 6 July 2002 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire) was a homeless man and advocate whose life was chronicled by Alexander Masters in his book.


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