Station 170

Station 170, WW2 = RAF Wethersfield. and the 9th USAAF 416th Bomb Group.
http://416th.com

I gave this link before to find Cachats WW2 photos, you can also find individual veterans photos and in particular 1st Lt Dave Andrews, who visited his old station in 2013, the photos are on his page at the 416th. There is also a link to his recorded memories at the Witness to War website.
http://www.witnesstowar.org/search_result

Dave was the pilot of the plane behind 43-9699, and took up that position in formation when Bill Cramsie had to drop out on mission 10.
9699 is the A20 Havoc I believe is on Buxey Sand.

I have had some good meetings at the Base, I believe that one day I will be able to open the RAF Wethersfield Museum to the public, and with the help of Finchingfield Guildhall and Braintree Museum who are holding events in 2015 i will have good displays and exhibits to present.

Finchingfield are holding a VE Day event over the Bank Holiday Weekend in May, Costumes , Street Party and exhibitions are planned. watch the Guildhall website for details and please contact them if you can help with artefacts or taking part.

Braintree are running a summer exhibition of the local area in WW2 from July to September again watch their website for information.

I give 2 different 1 hour Presentation / Talks to local History Societies and interested Groups, ( I was a Police Trainer for 7 years )
Talk one is the History of RAF Wethersfield, cover pre WW2, WW2, 20th TFW, 819th.
Talk two is the life of Bill Cramsie and the search for 9699.