RAF Santa Cruz

Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by RAF Santa Cruz, Aug 19, 2017.

  1. I'd love to see more photographs of RAF Santa Cruz, and as relates to it, if anyone has any to share.
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

  3. Thank you, Tricky Dicky.
    Would love to see more - perhaps from someone's private collection as well.
     
  4. Here are a few more of RAF Santa Cruz.
    Please share more information / pictures if available.
     

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  5. A couple more from RAF Santa Cruz : Indian airmen of the RIAF, circa 1945.
    IMG_2862.JPG IMG_2863.JPG
     
  6. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Well done RAF S C - your searching seems to be paying off

    LAC David Johnson Royal Air Force 84 Squadron The Wartime Memories Project - maybe there are War Diaries with photos??

    Have you contacted - Members of RAF Santa Cruz | Forces Reunited ??

    Have a look through the TNA files - Search results: santa cruz | The National Archives

    Examples:
    Reference: AIR 28/679
    Description:
    SANTA CRUZ
    Note: With appendices
    Date: 1943 Dec.- 1946 Sept.
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

    Reference: AIR 29/895/3
    Description:
    Ferry Flight, Santa Cruz (India)
    Note: Open in 1972
    Date: 1944 May-1945 June
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Former reference in its original department: IIM/GF1/1
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

    Reference: AIR 29/778/11
    Description:
    Aircraft Erection Unit, Santa Cruz, India (AEU).
    Note: Open in 1972
    Date: 1943 Oct-1944 Mar
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Former reference in its original department: IIM/FV26/1
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description


    TD
     
  7. Jagan

    Jagan Junior Member

    Nice , where are these from? I may have a few photos of Santa Cruz, taken from the air.. let me dig them up
     
  8. Jagan

    Jagan Junior Member

  9. Thank You. Look forward to seeing them.
     
  10. Bump ......
    Been a while and hoping to see more pics of Santa Cruz & Juhu.
     
  11. Bump again....hoping to revive this thread, with old pics of RAF Santa Cruz.
     
  12. davidbfpo

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