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This page takes a look at photos from our archive that focus on some of those who served at Ringtail 

and some cartoons that have been passed to us 

Please click on images for a larger view

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Wrens – Captain Hawkins middle 

Ian Darby (left) Burn O Neil (right )1772 Sqdn

1771 Squadron July 1944

1771 Squadron

SOME OF 888 SQUADRON

888 Squadron armourers 

Air Cadets  1026 Ormskirk Squadron  Visit to HMS Ringtail  9th April 1945 

Below Parachute Room 

Being showed a dingy

Preparing for a flight in the Station Flight Reliant  Stinson

888 Squadron

1790 SQUADRON AND DOG 

1790 SQUADRON

812 Squadron

1820 SQUADRON

823 squadron

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Dennis Barnes (left) Jim Williams (middle) unknown (right)

Personnel Summer 1945

Station Armourers 

Armourers 1944

Below .Teddy key 1772 Squadron  21st Birthday at Bull and Dog Inn Burscough 1944

Below – Personnel from the Royal Naval Reserve Air Branch re create 1944 photo after a ceremony at the HMS Ringtail monument 25th May 2013 

see photos page 4 to view more pictures 

Wrens at Ringtail

Wrens camp 2 1945

Wrens on parade at Ringtail

Frank Salkeld ( far left – white hat) AirCraft Engineer at Ringtail  April 1945

Franks Service Records are on the documents section of the HMS Ringtail section

Frank Salkeld (Left) and Others relaxing at HMS Ringtail 

Wrens with Captain Hawkins 

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Below 

On the left is Airframe Mechanic (A) Dennis Hall of 1771 Squadron at the HMS Ringtail Remembrance Service, 11th Nov 2012. Dennis now age 90 was stationed at Ringtail from March – August 1944 and this was the first time he had been back to HMS Ringtail.

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1771 squadron at Burscough 

FAA Staff working on a Fairey Barracuds in a hangar

Little by Little production HMS Ringtail camp theatre featuring the Wrens

Christmas Panto 1945 camp theatre – Cinderella  in Burscough 

Song from the Panto 

Cinderella in Burscough 

John Fenwick 1820 sqdn at Ringtail 

1772 squadron

Engine holding unit staff post 1946 after flying operations had ceased

Staff at work in Control Tower 

Below are some cartoons drawn by some during their time at HMS Ringatil 

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