My dad, Flt.lt. Ray Stowe was stationed at the Sunderland Wing 1950-52 and was in the aircraft that blew up while loading bombs. He lost a kneecap etc., but survived and became the squadron adjudant. Looking at the photographs here, I am delighted to see so many places I knew so well...the Pool, the school, and the slipway where I fished and fished and fished! We lived initially just off the Buka Temah road, and were eventually housed up on Hyde Park Gate.

said STOLO64 15 days ago

Tom Cooper, based RAF Seletar 1961-63, wife Dot and son Melvin. trying to find in UK.....leaton@ecn.net.au

said eaton61195 2007.02.09 at 13:15:04 PST

I was at Seletar from 61/64, My nickname was 'george' , ex Halton 84th. engine fitter I was a crewman on the singles and twins.

said jerrywebb100 2003.07.22 at 08:40:38 PDT

I served at Seletar 1957-58. I worked as a Wireless Operator in the RCC(sigs) which was next door to the Ops Room opposite the Pier. Your Photos have bought back many happy memories of the Sunderlands and the camp itself. Great Times and a great web site.

said 2003.01.02 at 12:50:59 PST

Could you wish all the ex 205 boys a very Happy Christmas from me. I hope to do more communicating with everyone in the New Year after this contract has finished. Cheers For Now, Roger Wright

said 2002.12.22 at 01:18:31 PST

Hi John I was based at RAF Seletar as a photographer with the Far East Flying Boat Wing from 1950 – 52. I did several trips to RAF Iwakuni in Japan via Hong Kong and have been trying to trace others who were there around the same time, but without luck. So far you’re the nearest I’ve managed to get to someone who actually served there. If you happen to know anyone who was out there at the same time I was, I would appreciate it if you could pass my email address on to them. Many thanks … Harry Dobkin From John Cooper: Contact me at john@cooper286.fsnet.co.u k and I will pass Harry's email address on

said 2002.12.18 at 23:16:49 PST

Posted by John (Gary) Cooper on behalf of Peter Cook. Peter is looking for a John Cooper who was stationed at RAF Seletar GRS Section West Camp 1958 and 1959 if anyone knows of this John Cooper or his whereabouts would you please e.mail me. This same query was raised 3 weeks ago.

said 2002.12.18 at 02:46:57 PST

Harry (last entry),can you please contact me via my e.mail address, in case anyone does recall you. john@cooper286.fsnet.co.u k

said 2002.11.26 at 23:58:58 PST

Photos bring back great memories.Dress styles also changed considerably!Any members of Air Radar Section around from 1955 to 1957?

said 2002.11.26 at 18:31:56 PST

Searching for Sunderland info, this came near the top of the pile, thanks.

said 2002.11.21 at 14:03:30 PST

Warrant Officer Bill May ex Flight Engineer on Hector Monro's crew Seletar from PeaceTime Treaty 1945 and RAF Kai Tak 1945/46. Anyone who knew Bill please contact me and I will pass on any messages

said 2002.11.13 at 01:01:44 PST

If anyone served at RAF Seletar on 29th May 1961 and can recall the Hastings crash very close to the station, can you please contact me.

said 2002.11.10 at 02:38:35 PST

Served at Pembroke Dock '52/54, great memories of the Sunderlands, though Singapore on the water better than PD I bet!

said mac 2002.10.30 at 23:55:05 PST

Just a thank you to everyone who made the journey to Duxford for the Sunderland reunion yesterday, very memorable, thanks also to Terry Ball for organising the event and to Tich Carrie for his 'taxi service'. To the staff at IWM Duxford many thanks for putting the 'icing on the cake', you are the creme de creme!

said 2002.10.10 at 01:06:06 PDT

John Cooper has welcomed me to attend the 209 reunion on 9th, although it may be that I will perhaps be the 'oldest' delegate - served with 209 Squadron 1947/49! Many happy memories to share - see you there (arriving UK from USA on 8th) Lou Frank

said 2002.10.06 at 21:21:48 PDT

My late father - Squadron Leader John "Bunny" Moffatt was based at Seletar between 1956- 1959. These picture have brought back so many happy memories of growing up in Seletar.

said 2002.09.23 at 12:30:30 PDT

Had a great day at the Duxford Air Show yesterday, courtesy of the Press, met up with Tony Hawes ex Seletar man, who flew in a Sunderland from China Bay to Seletar (or vice versa!), for those that will be attending the 205/209 Sqn groundcrew reunion four weeks on Wednesday I can tell you that the Sunderland V ML797 is in excellent order, step platform along the galley and bomb bay doors is in place, the drogue is out, all we need is a gallon or two of Tiger and she will be well and truly launched, see you all there!

said 2002.09.09 at 05:56:41 PDT

More from Steven Merrick, his father LAC Keith Stuart Merrick was stationed at Seletar between 1952-54, the base fire stationed is mentioned and possibly helped rescue a pilot from a crashed Meteor, anyone help with this one.

said 2002.09.03 at 12:49:38 PDT

Steven Merrick has contacted me to say that his father Keith Merrick was stationed at Seletar 'in the fifties' he was involved in an aircraft accident. Details at the moment are sketchy, anyone recalling this name please contact me. John (Gary) Cooper

said 2002.08.31 at 13:12:55 PDT

Alex Carrie, you are the first to respond you will be member Number 1 (hopefully!) My photo albums are now full up, I will be starting a NEW SITE in the foreseeable future

said 2002.08.31 at 13:02:53 PDT

Count me in John, a fine idea while there are enough of us left to do it.

said 2002.08.31 at 12:33:18 PDT

Anyone interested in forming a 205/209 Squadron Association, appreciate any comments that anyone might have.

said 2002.08.28 at 14:10:28 PDT

I have downloaded some more photos at the end of Album 4, started Album 5 and will probably go into Album 6, the remainder I have to download are Negatives which take longer to sort out so please keep an eye on these albums over the next few days. The Sunderland albums photographs have been viewed 3500 times in exactly 4 months so I know that of nearly 14000 hits in total that about 25% are viewed by webfooters alone. We are bound sooner or later to find a whole load more guys and hopefully photos.

said 2002.08.16 at 11:11:24 PDT

Louis E Frank lives in Florida and tells me today that less than an hour's drive from him is a 'real flying Sunderland',(Fantasy of Flight, Nr Lakeland).I'm hoping to get Frank to tell a hair- raising account of a crash he was involved in at Seletar between 1947/49.

said 2002.08.09 at 11:22:58 PDT

Geoff Cole was an R/T operator on the control launch when the Sunderland blew up when being loaded with bombs in 1950, plus he was on the scene when the Sunderland crashed in the Mangrove Swamp. Geoff also recalls flying on bombing missions and the guard duty on the trains from Singapore to Butterworth.

said 2002.08.04 at 01:30:15 PDT

Martin Shelvey ex Cpl Electrical Air 209 Sqn Pioneers Seletar 1959-62 has signed in on another album guestbook, anyone knowing him please leave your e.mail address here, without these no-one knows where you are!

said 2002.07.25 at 07:59:23 PDT

Rob Romano from 205/209 late 1950's Groundcrew has been in touch today and also it is 3 months since I started these web site albums and have had over 8000 views, 1800 of them from people looking at Sunderland photos.....so we must be doing something right!

said 2002.07.17 at 11:31:21 PDT

I have been in touch with Pete Biggadike who was stationed at West Camp ASF 1958-1959 but ended up doing a stint in the Sunderland hangar for 8 weeks, Pete has a website up and running and there are more fantastic pictures of Seletar on his pages, my main SPLASHDOWN site will include all the details of accessibility shortly.......which leads me on to Alex 'Tich' Carrie 205/209 Sparky from 1957-1959 and then West Camp, ironically Alex, Terry Ball, Lloyd Fenton and myself have renewed acquaintancies after 44 years, more ironically Alex lives but three fields from me and a lot of lamp swinging has occurred since February. It is Alex that has and is providing the bulk of these photos, in itself it is almost a potted history of 205/209 from 1957-1959, I am very thankful that Alex has let the rest of us remember how things really were and not leave it all to our fading imagination, I have also posted some of Alex's photos on the RAF Gan album these are interesting from the Pioneer days of Gan.

said 2002.07.08 at 07:01:10 PDT

Contacted by Brian Whitehead a General Fitter at Seletar who was in attendance near the slipway when the last Sunderland was brought out of the water.

said 2002.07.05 at 07:10:18 PDT

Two new contacts this week ...............Cyril Pearce MT Servicing Section Feb 1960-mid 62 and Bob May CPRU West Camp 1956-1959..........

said 2002.06.09 at 12:36:34 PDT

Tom Johnson from the Fleet Air Arm at Seletar 1958-60 RN Aircraft Holding Unit working in conjunction with HMS Centaur and Albion has been in touch, welcome aboard Tom! (I distinctly remember one of these Carriers coming up the Straits with the rest of the SEATO Fleet to Sembawang Dockyard in 1958, the wash from these vessels nearly knocked us off the wings of the Sunderlands!)

said 2002.06.03 at 11:45:10 PDT

Thanks to all who have contributed a further selection of photos to this second Sunderland album, if you want others to find you then please sign the guestbook leaving your e.mail address. Further items will be added when they are received, CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING?

said 2002.05.26 at 09:06:29 PDT

The following have made contact Ted Bevis Flight Engineer 205/209 Sqn 1952-54 and 1957-59 plus Bill Whiter (Navigator 205/9)Dates unknown. Ted contacted Alex 'Tich' Carrie. Tony Burt Navigator on 205/9 1953-55 has also made contact....plus Brian Rose from 390MU Seletar 1952-54.........

said 2002.05.12 at 12:03:16 PDT

I was 2 1/2 years in "G" block top from Dec.'52 until Apr. '55. I would like to hear from anybody from that time.

said 2002.05.05 at 14:01:41 PDT

Two contacts from Seletar in the last couple of days.......Graham Lockley from Base Transmitters 1957-1960.........James Bush from the Photographic Section 1945-47 now living in Malaysia.....

said 2002.05.05 at 13:35:42 PDT

Hello to all you 205/209 Squadron webfooters,if you are reading this i'm glad you are still with us.Thanks to all the Moonies that I borrowed $10 bucks off as they arrived,and sorry to all the young virgin lads that i took down town to show them around and got them locked in the Museum all night.Sorry also to all the Snowdrops that got their lovely bulled boots scuffed chasing me over the walls of Bugis street,you were never good enough to catch the squadron lads.In my 12 years in the RAF those days on 205/209 were the best Thanks to all of you that were there.

said 2002.05.02 at 09:59:08 PDT

The following have made contact.........John Cairns on 88 Squadron Seletar from 1953-55, squadron disbanded, he then spent 6 months in Hong Kong.................J/T John Rogers Ground Equipment Section attached to 205/209 Squadron from 1957-58............Yong K Goh an aviation historian resident in Singapore....

said 2002.05.01 at 00:35:02 PDT

The following have made contact by e.mail SAC Terry (Smudge) Smith June 1958-60 Engine Mech on 1st Line Servicing 205/209 ------------------------- ----------------- Trevor Savage late 1957-mid 59 at Air Traffic Control RAF Tengah but had a boat and sailed from Seletar Yacht Club at weekends ------------------------- ----------------- SAC Raymond Sexton M.U. 1957-1958 and at Seletar Air Traffic Control 1958-1959 ------------------------- ----------------- Tex Gates a supplier on 9 site luckily had two tours 1954-57 and Oct 1959-May 62 ------------------------- -----------------

said 2002.04.29 at 13:49:22 PDT

In reply to David's thoughts on a 205/9 association, I would think that this was a good idea, as long as we can get enough members initially and to maintain those members.

said 2002.04.28 at 06:30:08 PDT

Thinking of the possibility of starting up a 205 Sqn Association if enough interest. I know there used to be one, but when I tried to contact the secretary I received no reply, so assume it folded.

said 2002.04.24 at 11:29:51 PDT

Hi to all who remember me. Now living in Rochdale, married two kids four grandkids, Retired, but work on a casual basis when I'm not bowling or playing golf. Looking to find Graham Patrick and Brian Davis re: a "riggers reunion "get in touch if you are out there.

said 2002.04.22 at 08:25:53 PDT