THIS year of 2013 is the 70th anniversary of some very important work at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at RAF Helensburgh.
From 1940 its efforts had been mostly directed at devising ways to sink U-Boats and rescuing ditched RAF crews.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 January 2013 14:42 )
HELENSBURGH mourned the loss in January 1919 of a medical man who had been praised for devotion to duty.
But the life of Major William Smith Sinclair, MB, CM, DPH, very much had its ups and downs.
Last Updated ( Monday, 17 December 2012 17:09 )
A PHOTO of a military man found in a shop in Inverness sparked a search which led to Helensburgh, and to a tragic First World War tale.
HOW could more than 300 men and women simply disappear from Helensburgh after working in the district during World War Two?
That is the question retired Merseyside newspaper editor Robin Bird is left asking after researching in depth the history of the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment between 1939 and 1945.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 October 2012 18:08 )
A HELENSBURGH hotel manager was involved in one of the best-planned escapes from a German Prisoner of War Camp in World War Two.
The late Norman Drummond was the urbane, charming and highly regarded manager of the town’s Queen’s Hotel from 1947 until the hotel closed early in the 1980s, and during that era it was the area’s top hotel.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 August 2012 17:44 )
View this photo and over 1,400 more at the Heritage Trust Photo Gallery. Visit the gallery.
The first 2013-14 winter talk is on Wednesday September 25 at 7.30pm at Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club, when Joe Brown will talk about the historic Ferry Inn at Rosneath. Non-members are most welcome.
HELENSBURGH HERITAGE TRUST
Scottish Charity
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