Association Newsletter, Museum and Archive

Association Newsletter

A brief newsletter, the 550 Squadron and RAF North Killingholme Association Newsletter, is published to association members three or four times per year.

The June 2019 issue is available online:

Issue 73 June 2019 (summary format)

Archive copies from previous years are also available online (although in summarised format only): listed here.

Association Museum and Archive

A small 550 Squadron museum occupies a couple of rooms of the North Killingholme Village Hall. This contains an archive of material such as squadron history, photographs, memorabilia, etc. There are also some items, and a very beautiful stained glass window, in St Denys' Church just a minute from the Village Hall. Contact Mike Leeman for details.

August 2014 Photos

Earlier Photos

Photo	Comment
	14/11/2014 Taken in the 1930s on "Low Farm" before the airfield was built there George Turner's father is driving the tractor and his younger brother Allan is on the binder Picture courtesy of George Turner
	14/11/2014 George Turner on the combine harvester in 1964 This was the first harvest after the land, on which the airfield was build, was returned to the Turner family Picture courtesy of George Turner The Air Ministry requisitioned "Low Farm" in 1942 from George Turner's father, and it was on this land that the airfield was built. For this Turner (Sen.) was paid in 1946 at 1939 value. After the war the fields were rented out for grazing, and in 1963 sold back to Turner (Sen.) at 1963 value. [Source: Sam Lipfriend in conversation with George Turner, 2011.]

Photo

Comment

14/11/2014
Taken in the 1930s on "Low Farm" before the airfield was built there
George Turner's father is driving the tractor and his younger brother Allan is on the binder
Picture courtesy of George Turner

14/11/2014
George Turner on the combine harvester in 1964
This was the first harvest after the land, on which the airfield was build, was returned to the Turner family
Picture courtesy of George Turner

The Air Ministry requisitioned "Low Farm" in 1942 from George Turner's father, and it was on this land that the airfield was built. For this Turner (Sen.) was paid in 1946 at 1939 value. After the war the fields were rented out for grazing, and in 1963 sold back to Turner (Sen.) at 1963 value. [Source: Sam Lipfriend in conversation with George Turner, 2011.]