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Reference Number BFE/B/3/227
Title[Contributions of Peter Macdonald-Pierce, Head Cheshire Middle Sch, RAF Bruggen]
Date1971 - 1981
Description1. "Bruggen Circuit" magazine September 1979 - Schools' Pages 20 & 21
2. "Bruggen Circuit" June 1979 - Schools' Pages 21 to 23 (including rugby tour of Wales)
3. "Bruggen Circuit" June 1980 - Schools' Pages 24 to 27
4. "Bruggen Circuit" March 1980 - Schools' Pages 26 & 27
5. "Bruggen Circuit" January 1981 - Schools' Pages 28 &29 (incl. rugby tour of West Berlin)
6. "Bruggen Circuit" December 1980 - Schools' Pages 21 & 22
7. Cheshire Staff Photos (7) 1975-81 List of annotations.
8. Cheshire School photos of various activities (10) 1970s (including sports hall)
9. Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC DSO DFC RAF (Retd)'s involvement with the school:
a) Official Opening programme 6th June 1975
b) Arial photo of school 1974
c) Photos (5) of Leonard Cheshire's second visit 1977 - with children & some staff
10) Photo Peter MacDonald-Pierce in cockpit of Gnat 1970s
11) Photo Princess Margaret's visit 1971
12) Photo Peter MacDonald-Pierce & Tony Barrett with children



There were three schools on the RAF Bruggen base from 1975. Bruggen was located at the West German/Dutch border between the German village of Elmpt and the much larger Dutch town of Roermond. During the Cold War Bruggen played an important role in defence of the West. It was the "home" of 4 squadrons of RAF fighter/bomber aircraft; at various stages, Lightenings, Phantoms, Jaguars and Tornados. It was very much an active base regularly carrying out practice exercises for reaction to invasion from the Soviet Union.

From the 1970s through to the 1990s the three schools were Bader First School (4 to 8year olds), Barnes Wallis First School (4 to 8 years olds) and Cheshire Middle School (9 to a3 year olds) all clearly named after famous contributors to the RAF's successes in the Second World War.
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