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DATE |
EVENT |
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1086 |
Mentioned
in William the Conqueror's Doomsday Survey as a Manor at
Chicksands. |
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1100-1147 |
Property
inherited by Baron of Bedford, Payne de Beauchamp. |
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1147 |
Manor
given to the Gilbertine Order. |
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1164 |
Thomas
Becket took refuge at Chicksands, disguised as a Canon. |
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1348-1530 |
Bubonic
Plague sweeps Europe, killing a third to half of the
populations. Record keeping laxes, historical data
unavailable. |
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1531 |
Henry
VIII becomes head of England- dissolving ALL religious
houses and lands in favor of the Church of England. |
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1538 |
Kings
Lawyers visit, learning that two nuns have become
pregnant- Prior resigns and signs lands over. Rosetta,
disgraced nun walled up in the priory reported. |
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1538 |
Priory
and lands sold by crown to Richard Snowe. |
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1598 |
Daniel
Snowe bequethes Priory and lands to Mary Osborne. Lands
held by Osborne's until 1936. |
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1818
- 1889 |
Sir
George Robert, the 6th Baronet of the Osborne's, built
three Chicksands Lodges. His Initilas GRO can still be
seen on their walls. |
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1936 |
Chicksands
purchased back by the crown, with custodianship turned
over to the Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense
developed the Priory and lands for use in the reception
of German Signals, attempting to break the German's
Enigma code. |
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1950 |
United
States Air Force establishes the 10th Radio Squadron
Mobile (10th RSM), a permanent Security Service Base at
Chicksands. - Source: George Montague, 10th RSM, c1951 |
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1955 |
United States
Security Service (USAFSS) redesignates Radio Squadrons
with 6900 series. Chicksands becomes 6950th RSM. Source:
Malcolm Livick, George Montague c1955 |
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~1958 |
6950th RSM
changed to 6950th Radio Group Mobile (RGM)- Source: Jim
LePine, c1958 |
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~1964 |
6950th RGM
changed to 6950th Security Wing (SW)/USAFSS- Source:
Thomas Kirkham, 6950th SW, c1965 |
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~1966 |
6950th SW/USAFSS
changed to 6950th Security Group (SG)- Source: Richard
Kale, c1966 |
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1979 |
USAF Security
Service changed to USAF Electronic Security Command (ESC)-
Source: USAF Library |
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~1979 |
6950th SW/USAFSS
becomes 6950th Electronic Security Group (ESG) |
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1979 |
450
Intelligence Squadron Established at Chicksands (JOCC) |
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1995 |
USAF
deactivate RAF Chicksands, turning the base over to the
Ministry of Defense. Chicksands becomes a Joint Services
base for the United Kingdom. |
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1996 |
AN/FLR-9
dismantled. |
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1996 |
CHIXnet
Started- hosted in Room 116 of the Cyber Hotel |
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