Fred, I did my trade training in the RAF at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, which I believe was the base for the US-manned Eagle squadron during the war. Our accommodation, as a result, was far superior to the standard of the day! At that time (1960), many of the buildings which had been used for operations were still in use, although I have no idea whether the base still exists even.
I once had the vaguely surreal experience, whilst driving in East Anglia in the 1970's, of seeing a B17 in full war-paint on it's final approach to an airfield: sorry I can't tell you which one. It was like being in a time warp... John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:21 AM, Fred [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: <SNIP> I do hope > to eventually see some of the other remaining B-17's that are still > around, and my ultimate "dream trip" (with photo gear, of course) > would be a journey to the locations of some of the old B-17 > airfields in the UK (East Anglia area). Most of the fields are > gone, of course, but some vestiges apparently do remain, and I do > have a modern book that has details on all of the fields to use as a > reference for the research that would be necessary before the actual > planning of such a trip. > > Fred > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
