“eventually to a lorry driver the originator of the story…..” That lorry driver wasn’t called Gordon, was he? If it’s the same chap he then went on to run coach tours on the Somerset Levels for American tourists, proudly announcing things like ‘If you look to your left, you’ll see the actual field where Oliver Cromwell burned the cakes on the eve of Bannockburn’ ….What was known as a genuine local character.

Yeah, my dad used to hang out in the tower and neighbouring buildings in the early 60’s, he remembers phones, Ops boards, maps and books all left in a ‘Marie celeste’ kind of way.

As for the farmer’s name.. ‘no comment’ 😉

I have attached a treasure map of the ditch location in case anyone (with permission, of course) fancies a poke around. Me, I live in Cambridge now and can’t really justify weekends away hanging around old airfields any more – much that I’d love to!