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Inside Bircham Newton: Preserving an RAF Legacy
In this episode of the Fighting High podcast, Steve Darlow visits the RAF Bircham Newton Heritage Centre in Norfolk to meet Jamie Heffer, Chairman of Trustees.
Steve first met Jamie at the July launch of Melody Foreman's book Love as Strong as Death at IWM Duxford, and Jamie subsequently invited him to Bircham Newton to record this podcast.
Bircham Newton has a remarkable RAF history, stretching from the First World War through the inter-war years and into the Second World War. Jamie explains its important role with Coastal Command, including the British, Canadian, Dutch and Fleet Air Arm squadrons that served there.
The conversation also explores the human cost of operations from Bircham Newton, including the station’s Roll of Honour, which records 541 wartime deaths, and the personal stories preserved by the Heritage Centre.
Steve and Jamie also examine some fascinating original photographs, logbooks and memorabilia.
Photographs of items discussed in the podcast can be viewed on the Fighting High website -
https://fightinghigh.com/blogs/news/raf-bircham-newton-podcast-images
