Moggy when you visited Shepherds Grove did you find the place where this pic had been taken, The location hasn’t changed too much but the hangar has been reclad. I hadn’t noticed it hanging in the AAM before until my father said about it a few weeks ago. He remembers the day the sabres first landed there and remembered the name Blood on the canopy frame of one the sabres which happens to be the name in the middle of the bottom row.

i was in the RAF the summer they filmed memphis belle, stationed at honington, all through the summer we used to get beat ups by formations of B17’s and assorted fighters,and camera ships. and i remember one week when on nightshift, sunbathing out the back of my barrack block with a few mates mid afternoon hearing all this distant gunfire and engine noise, we looked up and there was a big dogfight going on!
it was almost like being there for real.

It was certainly a great sight to see all of those flying over bloodnok, I lived not too far from Honington and used to see them come over most days. If you look at the Memphis belle filming 1989 thread, On page 5 of that thread there is a pic taken from one of the B-17’s and you can see your old base in it.

There is a park and view area from the wednesday before the show until the monday. Price is £15 on the day.

Nice shot Moggy.

And a few more.

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Thats what i think too.

John’s apology would carry far more weight if he extended it to cover those individuals and organisations who have been a victim of his undelivered promises.

Regards,

kev35

Was there any need for these remarks. As far as i see it anything that Setter had said has little or nothing to do with you Kev so who are you to say that he should apologise to anyone else. I think Setter has covered the people that matter well enough.

One site that mentions Sawbridgeworth has some links to some other bases so that may be how B-26’s were mentioned.