This happens to be a topic about which I know a lot. RAF Attlebridge went
live in 1941, got transferred to the USAAF in 1942, and hosted a number of
bomber groups including the 446th (Heavy) which flew B-24 Liberators for 232
missions while losing about 500 fliers. Today it is a large turkey farm and
although I would rather have seen a building or two rather than the plaque,
the turkeys are closely guarded and I hope Michael did not summarily get
tossed out by a certain guy in a blue hat wielding a double barrel shotgun.
I love snooping around at RAF bases as they are full of surprises to say
nothing of history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Attlebridge As an
addendum, it should be noted that the US & UK built about 700+ airfields
from which to bomb Axis airfields. They used every yard of concrete
available in Britain from 1941-44 and it has been said that the US has many
aircraft carriers, the largest of which is Britain.
do you know anything of Tempsford and the 161st 'special duties' squadron ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._161_Squadron_RAF
my grandfather was a pilot with them
