I know the local council were worried that Mildenhall may have been “mothballed”, but once properties are built,
where are the residents going to work ?
I think it’s short sighted to close so many military bases. You never know when there might be a need for them.
Where will Lakenheath aircraft operate from if their base needs work done ? Marham maybe ?

Barnham seems to be used more for Caravan storage. The biggest problem in that area is moles.
That part of Suffolk seems to be mole city 🙂

I don’t think that any further “possible” airshow restrictions, will affect seafront displays too much.

Although say that, without any major attractions this year, I reckon attendee numbers will be down anyway.
I doubt we will go to Bournemouth, and maybe not Clacton.

It wouldn’t surprise me to see Shoreham return in the next year or two.

No matter their religion, belief or doctrine, those that gave all and have fallen deserve to be given the respect and dignity of being allowed to rest in peace, whether laid to rest in a shell scrape by their colleagues and friends or immortalized in one of the military cemeteries that litter the countries of the world.

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That is until someone decides to build, or put a road through where they are buried. When they’ll probably end up being
dug out by a JCB, and deposited in the back of a truck. Or their bones are spread across a field by ploughing.

At least with the teams recovering soldiers remains, there is a chance of them being identified, and given a proper burial.
When is the last time the remains of a pilot were left in the ground with the wreck of his aircraft ?

I watched the first one, recorded the second, but will probably delete it before bothering to watch it.

Such a shame when photos such as this are discarded.

Very nice pictures indeed.
We were doing one of our favourite walks last week, where the Olympic Mountain Bike course is, in Hadleigh.
On one of the high points you can see the London skyline, which is 30miles away. Zooming in on a picture I took,
you can just about make out the prominent buildings, including those above.

I suspect that during WWI, many non pilots were given some rudimentary training, in how to fly
an aircraft, and even land it, in the event of the pilot being incapacitated. At least to the extent of
being able to get an aircraft back over friendly territory, so they could jump out.