![]() ![]() ARMY air force was of course part of their army. In overseas theatres a field hospital was sometimes provided (army?) or a hospital ship (navy?). ![]() My mother was an assistant nurse in a military hospital and one of her patients was a Polish pilot. but dealt with casualties from all services and sometimes allies and foes. Military hospitals normally came under thr R.A.M.C. A good example is Douglas Bader who was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital were his legs were amputated. More serious injuries were dealt with at the nearest civilian hospital. Most RAF stations had a sick bay were as you say minor injuries and infections were dealt with. If you need any other info on the Hospital, please let me know. It was a sad day when the Hospital was closed, as the new hospital built for Swindon was too small right from the start! The Airfield was home to 15MU and 76MU as opposed to be being an operational flying base. I work on Wroughton Airfield, which is about 3/4 mile away from the Hospital Site and this would have served the Airfield as well. ![]() The Hospital at Wroughton had quite a distinguished career, including an important role in the repatriation of John McCarthy and Terry Waite, when they returned from Captivity. There was also another RAF Hospital at Ely (Cambridgeshire?). I live in Wroughton, but sadly the RAF Hospital was demolished several years ago to make way for a housing estate (surprise, surprise). Seeing that a lot of flying accidents were prelevant during training sorties and operational sorties alike it just made me curious as to where these airmen were treated. Were there many RAF Hospitals within the structure of all RAF Command Groups and were there specialised hospitals for different injuries? I read that one airman was repatriated and hospitalised at Wroughton Hospital. I gather all RAF bases had their own sick quarters for possible minor injuries but where were the most serious casualties cared for in Britain? Alternatively you can leave a comment on this page using Facebook in the comments box at the bottom of the page. If you wish to post a query about this page, then please go to the newer RAF Commands Forum and register as a member. This is an archived page from the older DCBoard Forum of RAF Commands. ![]()
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