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Old 20-07-20, 03:58 PM
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Hi, I am a new member and so not familiar with the system yet.
I am trying to find out if there is or was a specific badge for RAF radar stations. In particular RAF Udem in Germany.
I'd be greatful for any definate information and if there isn't one it will save time going on a wild goose chase. Many thanks for any assistance.
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Old 20-07-20, 03:59 PM
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Hello Jack, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
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Old 20-07-20, 05:49 PM
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Jack, I can find very little on the place - Uedem is about mid way between Goch and Xanten and was part of the radio relay network which stretched throughout West Germany and into Holland and Belgium. Parent station was RAF Goch - part of RAF Germany / 2nd Tactical Air Force. I can find no mention of a badge.
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Old 20-07-20, 05:59 PM
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If you go to the following link you will be able to search.

http://www.rafht.co.uk/

It is not a unit that I have heard of, it may not have lasted long enough to gain a badge or it would come under some umbrella unit.
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It depends on what era you are talking about and, as said, it may not have existed long enough to be officially granted a badge. It might also have been officially know as a Signals Unit: I served at several UKADGE* radar stations between 1978-1987 and my first posting at Saxa Vord was officially 91 Signals Unit, followed by 280SU at Troodos - I have both plaques in a box somewhere. As the plaques were ordered from one of several commercial enterprises by the unit and then sold to the personnel lack of an official badge did not stop the units from having plaques made: the plaque I was presented with when posted away from Benbecula is completely different to the approved badge, and Portreath simply plagiarised that of 1 Air Control Centre (1ACC) which had helped set the site up in the late 1970s. A year or so back there was a Signals Unit badge (I forget the number) for sale on ebay for a short-lived radar site in the Radfan during the conflict in Oman during the 1970s (I think), it was very much a home-made affair.

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