Hi all, been given this photo of B-17 somewhere in England during WW2, but i’m stuck as to where it is? The notes on the left hand side in the border say “Boeing B-17 maintenance”
Strange thing is the place looks familiar… Binbrook but i know that its not:confused:
please help
By: Last Lightning - 6th January 2011 at 16:50
Since i posted the above photo this morning i have recived an overall view of Honington that seems to confirm the first one as Honington…the nissan huts have yet to be built (presumably the foundations are there or they are just out of shot) the windsock is in the right place and the first pic may have been taken from the control tower
Again this pic is public domain so if you want a copy just PM me 🙂
Gaz
By: Last Lightning - 6th January 2011 at 13:14
Thanks everyone:):)
I showed the pic to my dad, straight away he said Honington and hes only interested in modern stuff
BTW the pic is public domain so if anyone wants an electronic copy just pm me with an e-mail address
By: GrahamSimons - 6th January 2011 at 12:22
I’d say either Bassingbourn or Honington – and my money is on Honington.
By: pagen01 - 6th January 2011 at 11:49
My immediate thought is Honington, this pic on wiki looks very similar, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Honningtonairdepot.jpg and the article mentions its B-17 repair depot status.
By: Adrian Barrell - 6th January 2011 at 11:37
Honington.
By: Olympus - 6th January 2011 at 11:24
I am 99.9 percent sure that your picture is in the book shown in this link. Sadly I loaned my copy a few years ago and never had it returned.
http://www.flyingbooks.co.uk/acatalog/B-17-Flying-Fortress.html
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January 6, 2011 at 10:58 am