B26 Marauders at Willingale

Have been following this thread with interest as my father-in-law is an Ongar boy, and has fond memories of Chipping Ongar from the day the Americans arrived to build it. As a 10 year old boy he spent many hours mixing with the airmen and their machines. His older sister married one of the airmen based there. He witnessed many crashes, and was often first on the scene, due to his well practiced pedal power! He is full of stories of sitting on the fence at the end of the runway watching fully laden B26’s take off, despite being in his 70’s. He is still very familiar with the area and the layout of the airfield. If you need any additional information, I’m sure his would be a good brain to pick!

p.s He was involved in the museum at Blake Hall for a short time, but this has now closed permanently, and the contents disposed of (much of it to Debach and various collectors).