Where is this?

Thanks for the link Carpetbagger.

I took some photos around the airfield in 2003 and had some of them posted here RAF Bradwell Bay

Although none of the memorial at least the tower survives.

If it’s a good one, it will get that money. Unfortunately most of them are mainly rust, with occasional bits of steel holding it in place! I sold an ’88 Mini auto for £1750 in January.

Is that the kind of money Minis are making these days?

Cheers guys. Looking at the building in the background i thought it probably was, but didnt want to say that and nose dive.. just like that Mossie 😉

Interesting memorial though!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Bradwell_Bay,_memorial,_from_south.jpg

Rob – the clue was the post code in the item location 😉

Jon

http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/bradwellbay.htm

I believe this is your coat, sir…

It planely has the look of the Salisbury area..unless I am unhenged.

Mark

Thanks to everyone for their help in identifying the Great Dunmow pic, should’ve known better than to assume it was the same location. There were also some pics of 386th Bomb Group Marauders in the group that should’ve told me Great Dunmow.

A quick hop to Google maps shows the curved peri-track on the WW2 photo as the western curve of the racing circuit today!

The squarish shaped wood on the WW2 photo is clearly visible on todays Google image – north-west of the circuit about 6000′ way.

Sorry – should have made myself clearer. The second photo is definitely Great Dunmow.

Adrian

The first photo is definitely Thruxton. The second photo definitely is not.

Definitely Easton Lodge, on the north side of Great Dunmow. Here’s a modern pic of the water tower: http://www.flickr.com/photos/architec/2408211264/

Possibly visible here – to the east of Easton Lodge itself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Great_Dunmow

I’d like to claim genius at these things. Sadly, it was a lucky guess based on the existence of a brick water tower and some fancy estate buildings!

Adrian

This photo was in the same set of photos, but it is unknown if it’s the same base.

This canteen is actually a converted Greenline AEC ´T´ coach, many of which were used by US Forces for refreshments.They were mostly used in the UK but one made it to Japan in 1945 and many went to France after D day.

The gently rolling downland in the first picture looks very much like the countryside around Thruxton to me – windsock pole looks like RAF pattern as well, though I’m no expert. If I were to guess, even without the possibility of it being Thruxton, I’d say somewhere on the downlands of Hampshire or Wiltshire.

Could the second one be at Great Dunmow? I can’t find a picture of the Easton Lodge water tower to hand, but there are other buildings elsewhere on the estate that look very much like those in the background.

Adrian

Hi;

I’m not entirely sure, but I think that the Squadron codes may be “A6” of the 389th FS, 366th FG. If so, then maybe this might be Thruxton.

Total stab in the dark of course!

Regards;
Steve

The trees on the hill top on the horizon do look a lot like the trees on the opposite side of the A303 from Thruxton.

Doesn’t look like England!
Jim

This photo was in the same set of photos, but it is unknown if it’s the same base.

Hi;

I’m not entirely sure, but I think that the Squadron codes may be “A6” of the 389th FS, 366th FG. If so, then maybe this might be Thruxton.

Total stab in the dark of course!

Regards;
Steve