Pass Lissett regularly, and as yet haven’t ‘popped in’ to see what’s left of it. Mind you it is difficult with a 44t HGV.

Nice to see that he ran a small museum at Bletchley as well.

Another hero gone.

Bless you Sir.

Moggy,
If you’ve never been you have a choice. The British Cemetery at Bayeux is very simple and very moving.

And do not miss the Pegasus Bridge Museum at Benouville between Caen and Ouistreham. Or the remains fo the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches or ……
You need a week really!

+1.

And a visit to Cafe Gondree next to the new Pegasus Bridge is a must as well for a bier. (The original bridge is a mere 100 metres away next to the museum.)

Now owned by the daughters of Madame and Monsieur Gondree, or at least it was when I went 7 years ago. It’s like a time warp inside, and no photograhpy is allowed.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g1078832-d1948423-Reviews-Cafe_Gondree-Benouville_Calvados_Basse_Normandie_Normandy.html

Interesting to note that I have requested 2 flypasts this year, and while the dates/times/places are listed, I’ve yet to receive official confirmation.

A friend of mine has also requested one, and likewise, no confirmation yet.

Even though I delivered around 100,000 copies of the magazine to the various wholesalers around Liverpool/Preston and Bolton yesterday, I didn’t get to read a copy.

Got my usual free copy of the Daily Snail though.

As a spotty 17 year old, I used to go to Tranwell on a Sunday with loads of other bikers, to ‘tear up’ a strip of the airfield. Back then, I didn’t know it as an airfield, merely a piece of land to run up and down at warp factor 10 on my motorbike with like minded individuals.

It’s only when I got into my 40’s and started to look into the heritage of former WW2 airfields, that I came to realise the significance of them around the country.

It’s such a crying shame that the locals to Tranwell were not receptive to the idea of a museum, and that before long, history will be erased in the minds of people that live near these old places.