AckAck Living History is part of The Garrison
Living History Group. The Garrison has three sections,
Field Artillery, Light Anti Aircraft (L.A.A.)and a Searchlight
troop - AckAck Living History is the overarching name
for the L.A.A. and Searchlight sections.
We are fortunate to have access to vehicles and equipment
either privately owned by our members or on loan. This
includes two 40 mm Bofors light anti-aircraft guns, one
of which is on loan from English Heritage and which we
are able to use at their events, together with towing
vehicles, despatch motorcycles, jeeps and staff cars,
and a life-sized mock-up of a crashed Messerschmit Bf
109e, all of which add to the credibility of our displays.
The Light Anti Aircraft section of the group re-enact
the 25th L.A.A. Regiment.
In addition, we also have two Searchlights. A 90 cm 1939
mobile searchlight and a 1939 Mk1 150 cm Searchlight,
thought to be one of the only remaining searchlights of
this size in the country. The A.T.S. part of the group
use these at some of the larger displays to recreate D
Troop, 301 Battery of the 93rd Searchlight Regiment, the
only all female regiment in the history of the British
Army.
We are also able to provide a Command Post for some of
the larger displays and co-ordinate the operations of
the L.A.A. and Searchlight Batteries.
As part of The Garrison, we are proud to have been invited
by the Ministry of Defence to take part in the official
60th Anniversary of VE / VJ Day in London and were part
of the Living Museum in St James' Park from 4th to 10th
July 2005. This invitation came as a result of our previous
work over 5 years with the Ministry of Defence for the
Fairford International Airshow.
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