Burscough - HMS Ringtail

[griff]

A recent visit to the new Booths supermarket revealed the statue of an airman commemorating the RN aircrews based at HMS Ringtail during WW2

www.burscoughpc.co.uk/news-and-archives/re-dedication-of-the-ringtail-memorial

lbmhs.co.uk/history-of-ringtail

For those who prefer the odd tipple:

lbmhs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Copy-of-latest-ringtail-bitter.jpg

Cheers!

[Beemer]

The old control tower that was knocked down a few years later.Photographed by me while working as a courier in the area. Regards Beemer.

Control Tower Ringtail Burscough by Beemer328i, on Flickr

[griff]

Nice shot Beemer.

Here's an interesting tale of a Burscough ghostly airman:

www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/06/love-this-wwii-ghost-sightings-of-airmen-ghost-bombers-burning-luftwaffe-pilots-headless-airman-2/