Bassingbourn Airfield in WW2

Thanks Wyvern. That’s the one I was thinking about.

There are two main memorials for Bassingbourn, the bigger of the two for the 91st BG is just inside the main gate which is manned by security personnel 24/7. The second more accessible one for the 323rd BS is located just off the main A1198 old north road near the north gate, and is where B-17’s once crossed from the airfield into their dispersals along the avenue leading up to Wimpole house (pictured).[ATTACH=CONFIG]246096[/ATTACH]

Rob

Apologies for the sideways photo. The actual sign I assure you is upright!

Thanks for posting Paul, a really interesting set of photographs. I live about 10 miles away and it was interesting to see the snow scenes as we only had one light covering this year and that only lasted about 2 hours. The shot of the dispersed B-17 in the drive up to Wimpole Hall was the first I’d seen and I assume the Ju 88 was flown over from Duxford to educate the “cousins”? Does anybody have the location of the memorial to the USAAF’s time at Bassingbourn?

I don’t have any photos but it was lovely to see these,the colour ones especially.

Anyone else got any photos from this period?