LOL, the Johnnie Johnson Spit was the first I built entirely on my own. First overall was, of all things, a Blackburn Skua (I know, I know…) which Dad and I built together.

On reflection, the effort Dad put in to building and, especially, painting the damn thing must have been gigantic – he hated fiddly stuff.

I too still have on old Frog kit downstairs, an He 219. Also bought a Tamiya Mossie, too much family stuff to get round to it. (Daughter wants me to take her fishing! :D)

You could also go to the google search page and input the following (without the quotation marks):

“westerland site:http://www.ww2.dk/“

Three pages of results appear, listing every Luftwaffe unit / sub-unit ever to be based there. You’ll have to trawl through and eliminate the ones outside your desired period of time.

Terror in the Starboard Seat. The autobiography of a Mosquito nav (Dave McIntosh) trying desperately to stop his gung ho pilot getting them both killed.

He succeeded.

Moggy

^ this.

Block out a good space of hours before you start, because you won’t put it down.

Could well be. Either way, the badge is for a kid who’s helped out in some way.

Cool old farts, who have cool old wives, who let them do cool old fart stuff … are cool.

Seventeen years, 33,000 hours.

“A completely crazy undertaking.”

“All that’s missing, are the Germans on the other side.”

Colours of Max Guedj.

And God-DAYUM that thing looks good in the air!

No worries. That list should be all the US aircraft listed as having had an accident at Heston. No guarantees re: aircraft which came down in nearby villages, or incorrectly listed as “Hetson” or similar.

Couple of landing accidents listed for B-17s at Heston here:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaloc.asp?Loc=Heston&Submit8=Go

Most iconic bomber image I’ve ever seen is one by S/L Howard Lees, Photographic Officer of 8 Group (thanks Neilly!).

It’s been published in Ian Thirsk’s book on the Mosquito. Bulged-bay Mosquito taking off from Wyton, wingtips apparently straining, with a formation of B-17s visible in the sky behind.

A classic. Day and night, USA and UK, bludgeon and rapier; such a feeling of power and common purpose.