We hope that this site is not a static site and pages will be continually added as the site grows. This page will list the any squadron association news and any major changes done to the web site and so that regular visitors can keep up with changes.
The annual 578 Squadron Association reunion will take place on the weekend of Friday 14th May - Sunday 16th May.
As part of the 578 Squadron Association Reunion weekend 2010, there will be the following Services of Remembrance.
Saturday 15th May a service in Selby Abbey on at 10.30 a.m. followed by a short act of remembrance in Selby cemetery.
On Sunday 16th a service in Burn village chapel at 10.30 with attendance at the Squadron wayside memorial on the A19.
All are welcome to attend.
A new pages added to the Life at Burn section".
A Trainee Pilot at Burn: Bill Williams. RAFVR 1609792 was a cadet Pilot in 1944 when sent to RAF Burn in August 1944. These are his impressions of the base and Selby.
Two new pages added to the "Life at Burn".
Memories of An Australian Airman: Norman MacQueen an Australian Wireless Operator tells of his experiences at Burn.
Overseas Airmen: We have begun cataloguing the the brave souls who traveled far across the seas to join 578 Squadron.
Two new pages added to the "In Memoriam" section.
Airmen lost on active service after 578 squadron: We have created a page looking into aircrew who served their time with 578 Squadron only to loose their lives in active service with other units.
A Unique Encounter: Elsa Mearkle the wife of the late Sqn.Ldr. John (Doc) McCabe, Medical Officer at RAF Burn lost her brother as a young Pilot Officer. He lies in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. These are her experiences of visiting the cemetery.
We have learned that the first occupants of Burn Airfield were in fact No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF. Converting crews for the Consolidated Liberator for duties in the Middle East, they moved to RAF Burn in June 1942. The units stay was short lived however and it was disbanded in October 1942.
The introductory home-page has been updateded to include this.