We lived at number 33, left in 1988. My father lived there from 1937 I think, so a long time. I wasn’t born until after you left.

I am trying to think where 47 was, we were 4 houses back (if going anti clockwise) from the green area on the bend with bushes. I remember Mr Bull, Mr Taylor and Mr Harwood who lived next to us.

He would be happy to put down what he knows, he also still keeps in contact with friends who lived in the area when he was kid. He does remember it well though.

I’ll PM you with his memories of it. As for the legionmagazine article, he is not sure that this is the same crash as this doesn’t tie up with the location of the P51 crash, due to the location being Cranford Lane, which is the other side. He remembers the oil drums for the smoke screen and it was definitely in a different place to where the crash was.

Looking back on it, he thought the Canadian guards were trying to make him feel better about all the red in the cockpit by claiming it was glycol, but it may be true then. He always thought the location of Grange Farm was crazy as it was so close to the airport.

EDIT: Does anybody know when those new industrial units were built in Aerodrome way, I remember seeing some of the buildings probably 10 years ago, next to the concrete hanger. It was obviously not the control tower or anything like that, but were certainly airfield buildings painted white