1. Check the Duty Roster The Duty Roster
2. Check the Guest Book The Guest Book
3. Check the Message Board Message Board
4. Hire a Private Investigator:
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Answer: Squadron web pages are developed when enough material, such as scans of photos, patches, badges, etc., have been submitted to me (your friendly neighborhood UH web guy). If you haven't found anything about your squadron here, be encouraged to participate by sharing your photos and squadron information - including emblems or patches, if you have them - and help to make this web site even better.

Answer: The purpose of this web site "organization" is to provide a central hub of information about RAF Upper Heyford, as well as providing a central focal point of contact information for those who wish to re-connect with former base personnel who have served at the airbase. The web site is really not so much an "organization" in the traditional sense. I probably should have named it a more suitable "raf-upper-heyford.net".

Answer: The primary source of information on this web site comes from the contributions of information and photos from former RAF Upper Heyford personnel.

I was stationed at the base from 1976 to 1978, so obviously I can't (and don't) know all there is to know about the base, or all the squadrons and operations. We can't always believe everything we read, see, or hear; whether in the newspapers, television, the internet or e-mail. It is not my intention to mislead anyone; but niether shall I intentionally reveal critical and/or proprietary USAF information concerning the base and its operations on this web site. Statements on this web site are not necessarily the opinion of the webmaster, assigns or volunteers of www.raf-upper-heyford.org, and the information contained herein is not necessarily to be construed as fact by any web site visitor/viewer.

Answer: No, not at this point. This is a hobby of mine, and I am happy to use my web programming knowledge to establish this web presence on behalf of all those who served at RAF Upper Heyford. My pledge to you is to do the best I can with what I know, and will keep this site free of charge so long as voluntary donations permit.

Answer: Simply send your name and new email address in a letter through the postal service to:
Duane Park
3424 Cherrywood Ln.
Plano, Texas 75074

Please allow 1-2 weeks for the change to be made.

Photos of your workplace and/or people you served with at RAF Upper Heyford are what this web site is all about. With enough material, I will be able to create a page on the web site for your squadron. Once it gets started, others from your squadron will usually tend to join the party and send in their photos, too. Photo credits are given based on information from the contributing photographer or the person submitting the photo (so be careful not to "borrow" them from someone else's web site, because if a copyright infraction occurs, it will come back on the head of the submitter of the photo).

I will no longer be able to scan in the pics due to time constraints, but if you have them in electronic format, you can send them to this e-mail address: uhwebguy@nospam.hotmail.com. Be sure to remove the characters "nospam." from the address line before you click the "Send" button, or your e-mail will not reach me.   Photo credit disputes will result in the removal of the photo from the RAF Upper Heyford Memorial Web Site. This web site is just a hobby for me, so I hope you'll understand if it takes a while to get your photos and/or other materials set up on your squadron page while I'm still raising 3 teenagers. =)

As the webmaster of http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org, it is my desire and wish that you will continue to observe the integrity of the credit of all photos on this site, respecting the kind generosity of each contributor.

Answer: Probably not. As much as I would LOVE to, this web site keeps me very, very busy. I would encourage you to consider doing one. It's a great hobby and it will be very rewarding to you!

Answer: That's a good idea. Someday I hope to have the web site "asp" enabled so that people can sort the data either by date(s) of service, squadron, name etc. At this point I'm having a difficult time trying to keep up (as you can probably tell), although if I could create a form that updates the Duty Roster automatically, it would free me up to do the other stuff. The other stickler is that it adds more cost each month to have asp enabled web space, which I'm apprehensive about right now, as I've been unemployed due to a "lay-off" since January. The web space provider would have to provide a cgi bin, as well as offer support for CGI, Java and Pearl scripting. Sorry if this is more info than you wanted to know. =)

Several reasons motivated me to create, develop and maintain the RAF Upper Heyford Memorial Web Site.

• Firstly, until September of 2000, there wasn't a web site on the internet that served as a central hub or focal point to represent the former base and its personnel.
• Second, there was no central point of contact for all former base personnel to reunite and renew past friendships. This is currently accomplished by means of the "Duty Roster" which I update at least once a week, free of charge.
• Finally, what I get in return for hosting this web site is lots of e-mails full of thanks and gratitude from former base personnel and their dependents, as well as British Nationals who worked at the base. This site has been created only for nostalgic purposes, fond memories and providing a means by which USAF service men and women may find and reconnect with each other after these many years. There is no secret agenda to re-open the base, and no conspiracy connected to the existance of this web site. I am just a U.S. Cold War Veteran with good intentions and too many hobbies! =o)

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Please note that the cost of maintaining the web site exceeds the monetary gift donations received. Meaning; the cost of maintaining this web site comes from the pocket of "yours truely". It is genuinely my pleasure to help each of you as much as I can, and I truely hope you will find and re-connect with your friends -- just as I have -- through this very web site. I have re-connected with almost ALL of my squadron buddies, and I am (frankly) a very happy man. I hope you will experience the same happiness, no matter how "corny" that may sound, and that's why I am here for you.

If I should someday win the lottery, it would be great if we could agree on a date to get together to have a Bar-B-Que picnic with everyone. I don't know if it would be appropriate to have it "On Base", since tensions seem to run a wee bit on the high side, but if not somewhere close to the base, then maybe here in the Texas area (since it's centrally located) on a Party Ranch. Wouldn't that be great? If you think WOODSTOCK was big... wow, what a time that will be...just imagine!!! Former USAF personnel and dependants and all the British Nationals who worked at the airbase... now that would really be great! Sounds like a fun time to me!