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RAF Hospital
There have been several military hospitals operated by the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom and carrying the designation RAF Hospital: * RAF Hospital Cosford, Shropshire (1940 – 1977) * RAF Hospital Ely, Cambridgeshire (1940 – 1992) * RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, Lincolnshire * RAF Hospital Northallerton, North Yorkshire (1943 – 1947) * RAF Hospital Middle East (Cairo, March 1943 – March 1947) * RAF Hospital Torquay, Devon (1939 – 1942) * RAF Hospital Uxbridge, then in Middlesex * RAF Hospital Wegberg, near Mönchengladbach, Germany * RAF Princess Alexandra Hospital, near Wroughton, Wiltshire * The Princess Mary's Hospital, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus * Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire {{set index article Military hospitals in the United Kingdom Hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Hospital
A military hospital is a hospital owned and operated by a military. They are often reserved for the use of military personnel and their dependents, but in some countries are made available to civilians as well. They may or may not be located on a military base; many are not. In the United Kingdom and Germany, British military hospitals have been closed; military personnel are usually treated in a special wing of a designated civilian hospital, in the UK, these are referred to as a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit. Service personnel injured in combat operations are normally treated at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine. Examples Asia Azerbaijan * Central Clinical Hospital * Baku Military Garrison Hospital * Military Hospital of Frontiers * Central Customs Hospital * Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs * Central Military Hospital * Military Hospital of the Ministry of National Security * Polyclinic of the Army Medical Department of the Ministry of National Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world at the time. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history. In particular, it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain. The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence (MOD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security". The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Cosford
RAF Hospital Cosford was a Royal Air Force staffed military hospital at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England. The hospital opened in 1940, and was one of a handful of Second World War era RAF hospitals that were kept open post Second World War, remaining a military asset until 1977, although it also treated non-service patients. It was known for its personnel reception centre (No. 106 PRC), which dealt with returning prisoners of war in 1945. History The hospital was built on the north eastern part of RAF Cosford, separated from the main technical site by the A41. Originally, the station sick quarters, consisted of several wards, were built as a series of huts on the north western corner of Fulton Block on the main site. However, the regional hospital was developed from 1939 onwards on the eastern site of RAF Cosford. When this newer hospital was opened in 1940, with a complement of eight medical officers, the hutted hospital buildings next to Fulton Block were combined into an infe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Ely
RAF Hospital Ely (also known as RAF Ely and RAFH Ely), was a Royal Air Force staffed military hospital in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The hospital opened in 1940, and was one of a handful of Second World War era RAF hospitals that were kept open post Second World War, remaining a military asset until 1992, although it also treated non-service patients, usually those who lived locally. On closure, the hospital became a civilian hospital under the NHS. Although not located on an established RAF Base (unlike RAFH Cosford and RAFH Halton), RAFH Ely was located within of forty RAF bases in the Second World War. History Groundwork for the hospital was started as far back as 1937, although actual construction started in 1939, and by June 1940, the hospital was opened with a capacity of 197 beds. Originally, land on High Barnes Road was allocated for the hospital, but this was moved further north to the road out of Ely to Chettisham. The first part to open was at Littleport, which b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Nocton Hall
RAF Hospital Nocton Hall was a 740-bed RAF hospital in Nocton, Lincolnshire serving the predominantly RAF personnel based at the large number of RAF Stations in the area. History Officially designated as No. 1 RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, the facility opened for medical use in June 1947. The hospital was situated in the grounds of Nocton Hall which was used to provide accommodation for female officers. The hospital was used by forces personnel, their families and local civilians until it closed as an RAF facility on 31 March 1983.A commemorative postal First Day Cover was issued that day. In 1984 it was leased to the United States Air Force (USAF) for use as a wartime contingency hospital. During the Gulf War, over 1,300 US medical staff were sent to the hall and many were billeted at RAF Scampton, although ultimately only 35 casualties had to be treated. In its later days 13 American personnel remained to keep the hospital serviceable. The USAF handed back RAF Nocton Hall to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Northallerton
RAF Hospital Northallerton, was a Second World War era military hospital, in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. The Friarage Hospital now stands where the former hospital once stood. The site was a once a temporary medical care centre, set up in 1938 in case of bombing casualties in the area, including Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees. The Royal Air Force (RAF) took over the hospital in 1943 and relinquished it in 1947. The hospital catered specifically for RAF and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) personnel. History The hospital was sited on the old Northallerton Workhouse next to Sun Beck. Before that, the site had been occupied by a Carmelite friary, from where the modern day hospital would derive its name (The Friarage). In the late 1930s, eight wooden huts were assembled on the site. These were prepared for casualties of expected bombing runs over areas near ports and industry on the River Tees, though initially, the hospital housed evacuated wounded service personnel from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Torquay
The RAF Hospital Torquay (also known as the RAF Officer's Convalescent Hospital), was a medical facility run by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Torquay suburb of Babbacombe, Devon, England, during the Second World War. The RAF requisitioned the Palace Hotel, and set about converting it into a hospital, which opened in 1939. The hospital was subjected to at least two bombing raids in October 1942 and January 1943. The first raid resulted in at least 21 deaths, with the function of the hospital ceasing immediately and all work being transferred to other RAF Hospitals. It was never used as a hospital again, and after the war, was returned to civilian use. History The Palace Hotel in Babbacombe was chosen as an RAF Officers' Hospital due to its scenic location, easy access from the rail network, and the state of the local roads, which were deemed to be in a good enough condition for motorised ambulance transport. Another factor in its location was the belief that it was safe from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Uxbridge
RAF Hospital Uxbridge was a military hospital within the Royal Air Force station RAF Uxbridge. History Douglas Bader arrived at the hospital in 1932 to recover after the amputation of both of his legs following a flying accident. It was during his stay that he met the Desoutter brothers who were pioneering the use of lightweight aluminium for the production of prosthetic limbs. Bader was fitted with the new style of legs and returned to active service with the RAF, to become known as "the legless pilot". In early 1940, the officers' hospital on the station became the Women's Auxiliary Air Force Hospital,Crozier 2007, p. 15 with the Officers' hospital moving to the RAF Hospital Torquay. References ;Citations ;Bibliography * Crozier, Hazel. (2007) ''RAF Uxbridge 90th Anniversary 1917–2007''. RAF High Wycombe: Air Command Media Services {{DEFAULTSORT:Uxbridge, RAF Hospital Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hillingdon Royal Air Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Hospital Wegberg
The former Royal Air Force Hospital Wegberg, commonly abbreviated to RAF(H) Wegberg, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) military hospital located in Wegberg, near the city of Mönchengladbach, in the then West Germany. It was opened in 1953 to serve the British Armed Forces personnel already in the area, and in anticipation of the construction and opening of the large RAF Rheindahlen base, nearby. Construction and opening Construction of the hospital commenced in by No 5357 Airfield Construction Wing of the Royal Air Force, and it was completed in only 111 days on . The hospital opened to patients on . The official opening ceremony was held on 16 November 1953, when Lady Foster, wife of the Commander in Chief of 2nd Tactical Air Force, unveiled a tablet in the main entrance hall. The hospital was built in a unique manner. There was an outer wide U-shaped ring of single-storey buildings, and an inner U-shaped ring of two-storey buildings. They could be described as one horsesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Princess Alexandra Hospital
RAF Wroughton is a former Royal Air Force airfield near Wroughton, in Wiltshire, England, about south of Swindon. Ministry of Defence aviation activity ceased in 1972. The airfield now belongs to the Science Museum Group and is home to the National Collections Centre, which houses the group's large-object storage and library. Early history The airfield opened on 1 April 1940. It was used for the assembly and storage of aircraft during the Second World War. The following units were here at some point: * No. 15 Maintenance Unit RAF * No. 41 Group Test Pilots Pool * No. 76 Maintenance Unit RAF * No. 88 Gliding School RAF * Maintenance Command Jet Training Flight Control of RAF Wroughton was handed over to the Royal Navy and it became the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard Wroughton in 1972. RAF Princess Alexandra Hospital RAF Hospital Wroughton was part of the station and stood near the eastern boundary of the site, about west of Chiseldon. The RAF General Hospital (as it was kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess Mary's Hospital, RAF Akrotiri
The Princess Mary's Hospital, RAF Akrotiri, (often abbreviated to TPMH), was a military hospital located on the Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus. The hospital was the last British military hospital to remain in operation after all other hospitals had closed down in the 1990s and 2000s. Originally the site was a dedicated RAF Hospital, but since 1996 it had been a Defence Medical Services asset. The hospital provided care for service personnel, their dependants and the local Cypriot population. It also treated many others from non-British and non-Cypriot countries. The setting of the hospital gave rise to the nickname ''Alcatraz'', and it was staffed by personnel from the Royal Air Force and the British Army. It treated its last case, and stopped affording treatment, in October 2012, but formal closure of the building came in 2013. The hospital and associated structures were demolished between 2015 and 2016. Medical care for military personnel on the isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Akrotiri
RAF Akrotiri ( el, Βασιλική Πολεμική Αεροπορία Ακρωτηρίου) is a large Royal Air Force base on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which comprise Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Base Area. The station commander has a dual role and is also the officer commanding the Akrotiri or Western Sovereign Base Area, reporting to the commander of British Forces Cyprus who is also the Administrator. History RAF Akrotiri was first constructed in the mid-1950s to relieve pressure on the main RAF station on the island, RAF Nicosia. Suez Crisis In late 1956, relations between the United Kingdom and Egypt had reached a crisis. The Suez Crisis saw a further increase in the strength of RAF forces in Cyprus. Akrotiri was mainly an airfield for fighter, photo reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft. Its regular squadrons of Gloster Meteor nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
