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Senior Airman
As part of my profile I have where I live as bomber country. As an example of this, I took a bike ride today and passed five WWII bomber bases.
First up was RAF Upwood where Mosquitoes and Lancasters flew out from 1944 onwards. It's all rather run down now unfortunately but still there.
The main guardroom and Station Headquarters.
Next up was RAF Glatton, now Peterborough business airport. Home to the 457th bomb group flying B17's.
This road that leads past used to be the third runway.
75 years ago that would have been a B17 landing and I'd have been standing where the two runways met.
Still commemorated with the village of Connington's sign and a memorial where the main road from Cambridge to Peterborough passed by.
Next up was RAF Alconbry, another American base. Still an operational base up until fairly recently.
Fourth is RAF Wyton. Another base that remained operational into the cold war. Still an RAF base but not an operational station.
Last up is RAF Warboys. There is almost no sign of this station anymore, used to fly pathfinders during the war.
This picture was taken where what used to be the main runway was extended to cross the road into the village during the war. This is really the only indication that a bomber base used to be here.
All in all 37.37 miles passing 5 bases.
First up was RAF Upwood where Mosquitoes and Lancasters flew out from 1944 onwards. It's all rather run down now unfortunately but still there.
The main guardroom and Station Headquarters.
Next up was RAF Glatton, now Peterborough business airport. Home to the 457th bomb group flying B17's.
This road that leads past used to be the third runway.
75 years ago that would have been a B17 landing and I'd have been standing where the two runways met.
Still commemorated with the village of Connington's sign and a memorial where the main road from Cambridge to Peterborough passed by.
Next up was RAF Alconbry, another American base. Still an operational base up until fairly recently.
Fourth is RAF Wyton. Another base that remained operational into the cold war. Still an RAF base but not an operational station.
Last up is RAF Warboys. There is almost no sign of this station anymore, used to fly pathfinders during the war.
This picture was taken where what used to be the main runway was extended to cross the road into the village during the war. This is really the only indication that a bomber base used to be here.
All in all 37.37 miles passing 5 bases.