Memories of the 501st TMW                     

I am very grateful to so many of you who have submitted great pictures of life at RAF Greenham Common from the nine years the base was home to the 501st Tactical Missile Wing (1982-1991). My special thanks go to Dennis Meares, Brian Humphries, TSgt Scott Weum, Carl Bokern, Paul Hilton, Kevin Martin and Marvin Ward. 

 

                        

            Thanks to Brian Humphries, 1992 

 

           

          Up on the right on Main St was the Fire Station. Brian Humphries 1992. 

      

Base Post Office in 1992    

                                        Thanks to Brian Humphries. 

 

   Bldg 77 on an exercise 

 Thanks to Cleo Swan.  Can anybody tell me what it was used for? 

 

501st TMW HQ   

                           The command post was also in this building. Thanks to Brian Humphries 1992. 

 

         

        Gate on north west led to Burys Bank Road. Thanks to Dennis Meares. 

 

                                Base Armoury   

                                                        August 2001 by Webmaster 

 

    

   MoD Police at Greenham in June 1984. Thanks to former MoD Sgt. Kevin Martin. 

 

      GLCM Flight Emblems 

     Does anybody know who designed these? 

     Apache Flight was painted in Hangar 301, Dog and Cobra in 303. 

     Thanks to TSgt Scott Weum 

 

Guarding the main gate in 1983    

                                                Thanks to Marvin Ward 

 

  At Greenham's main gate 

 Thanks to Marvin Ward, 1983. 

 

  

  A beautiful sight; 12,000 feet of runway...irresistable! Looking west circa 1991. 

 

A C-9 10876 in 1990  

                               Thanks to Paul Hilton 

 

   "At a cost of millions".. a worthy price 

  The Times, Nov 1st 1983 (Just prior to GLCM deployment) 

 

                                       

                                     Carl Bokern served as a TEL driver 1985-1988. Thanks to Carl. 

 

         A GLCM Vehicle on an exercise 

       Thanks to Carl Bokern.                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                              

A 501st TMW GLCM Crew circa 1986. Thanks to Carl Bokern   

 

    Jim Nisbet got back to his roots in Britain! 

   Thanks to Jim Nisbet. 

 

                                                          

                                                         The south side of the base had some ponds  

                                                         where the MAN vehicles could be put through their paces. 

                                                         Thanks to TSgt Scott Weum. 

 

  Crane training with a MAN tow truck 

 Outside Hangar 303. Thanks to TSgt Scott Weum. 

 

Sgt Brian Bowling by MAN  

                                          Taken in 1990, thanks to Brian Bowling. 

 

  Billy Womack by a Soviet Il-62 in 1988 

 Taken during a Soviet INF Visit. Thanks to Billy. 

 

Cover of base magazine "The Common Crier" May 1990  

 

 

A GLCM exercise gets ready to roll. Thanks to Billy Womack 

 

A base firetruck in 1990   

                                      Thanks to Paul Hilton 

 

 Live Fire Trainer seen in 1992 

Installed in September 1986 to train fire crews, it still 

remains in place today. Thanks to Brian Humphries. 

 

                    

An invitation to the Dedication of the Greenham Common High School, September 18th 1987. 

Thanks to Alan Bovingdon-Cox 

 

          

         The baseball scoreboard remains to this day at Pidgeons Farm. 

 

                                            

          Common Crier March 15 1991                           Booklet from Inactivation  

                                                                                   Ceremony on June 4th 1991. 

          Thanks to Christopher Rounsaville. 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this look back at the years of Greenham Common under the 501st Tactical Missile Wing. Please keep contributing all your great pictures and other material to me and I will do my best to add it to the site. Many thanks for all your contributions.   

 

Jonathan 

 

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