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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jan 2024, 16:30
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Bovingdon's tower in November 1943, when the Eighth Air Force's 2900th...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2024, 10:10
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x1170/screenshot_20240119_105308_baf8e8f543948c8789ca3b6c7b9ce917c9dd19a9.png
chevvron – Could that bus have used Pocketsdell Lane, in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

The tests on the effects of aircraft noise at...

The tests on the effects of aircraft noise at Latimer House took place in May 1942, supervised by the research branch of the General Post Office (GPO; later British Telecom/BT) – which had overseen...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was...

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was to have had a satellite airfield at Holtspur, just west of Beaconsfield, but it was cancelled following concerns over noise affecting recordings of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2024, 14:24
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Quiet please!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1711x1148/33_e1a7edfa4690b34d8b83d595d386e62e9facf1e6.jpg


This extract from Helen Fry’s book The Walls have Ears confirms that, in October 1941,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2024, 09:57
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Thanks Q. I have PM'ed you about the document in...

Thanks Q. I have PM'ed you about the document in the PRO.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 10:30
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Latimer House

'Q'– Could you confirm the source of the suggestion that Bovingdon did not become an RAF bomber OTU (as, presumably, planned) at the request of the intelligence services at Latimer? Is it from Helen...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2023, 10:59
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

"I am going to make the most of it," said Chesham...

"I am going to make the most of it," said Chesham councillor Mrs F K Brandon, referring to the "lavish hospitality" at the cocktail party laid on by the Americans.

Sounds like she did just that.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2023, 09:17
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Here's hoping you find more items, Q'. It'd be...

Here's hoping you find more items, Q'. It'd be great to keep this thread's momentum going. I've learned so much from all its contributors.
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Feb 2023, 09:37
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

'Stalag Luft III'

Bovingdon airfield will soon be playing its latest screen role, as infamous PoW camp Stalag Luft III, in Apple TV's Masters of the Air series, which is expected to be make its debut next month or in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2023, 08:13
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

QUAQUKGF – Keep at it! Having started this thread...

QUAQUKGF – Keep at it! Having started this thread in 2008, I'm staggered at the amount and variety of the information it's yielded, and your knowledge and contributions have now added an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2022, 08:46
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Can someone confirm when, and perhaps why, the...

Can someone confirm when, and perhaps why, the traffic lights were installed? Did a particular incident lead to their introduction?

Earlier in this now-mammoth topic there's a reference to a bus...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jun 2022, 13:46
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

​​​​​​ The general also gave his name to...

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The general also gave his name to Andrews Field (https://andrewsfield.com/history-of-andrewsfield/) (commonly 'Andrewsfield' these days), the US-built airfield at Great Saling, near...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2021, 08:04
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

PoW camp set pictures

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x720/20211015_085948_587da556badff1e983eb6a93cb4b0dfeb8284512.jpg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2021, 11:58
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

The Masters of the Air film crew have been...

The Masters of the Air film crew have been shooting street scenes in old Hemel...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2020, 09:56
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

John Young's Bovingdon memories

For those who haven't seen it, here's a link (https://www.cheshamgolf.co.uk/local-attractions/) to famed aviation artist John Young's compendium of memories and pictures of Bovingdon airfield. Just...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2020, 09:17
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

T11 XE871 – Armament practice unit at Acklington?

T11 XE871 – Armament practice unit at Acklington?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2020, 12:37
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Thanks for that second link. The details in JY's...

Thanks for that second link. The details in JY's chronicle are priceless. P-47s practising strafing over Cowcroft clay pits? Amazing.

As for Brandon's shop in Chesham, I think it must have been...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2019, 08:40
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Kane - As the originator of this thread, I wish...

Kane - As the originator of this thread, I wish you well with the event.

It's a credit to PPRuNe members that the thread has become such a rich source of information and memories, which show no...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2019, 12:29
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

OUAQUKGF – The area is just south of the end of ...

OUAQUKGF – The area is just south of the end of the main runway. Running lower left to right is Ley Hill Road; the curved road off it is Shantock Hall Lane.

The site's buildings included one of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2019, 09:31
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x856/screenshot_20190710_095812_1_16183f46d177e3a47c81de6a53d4b7691c968030.png
The marks in this portion of the aerial shot (in #197) look...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jul 2019, 10:03
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

More about former Bovingdon Anson pilot Dickie...

More about former Bovingdon Anson pilot Dickie Colbourne here (http://www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/tag/flight-lieutenant-dickie-colbourne/). The 'People's Mosquito' initiative are looking for members...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jun 2019, 09:13
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

It's interesting to see the various cars at the...

It's interesting to see the various cars at the base towards the end of this video.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2019, 10:56
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

The Three Horseshoes, Pudds Cross

Does anyone know when The Three Horseshoes pub (on the Ley Hill road, close to Shantock Hall Lane) shut? It featured in a wartime series of Life magazine photos of black GIs having a beer...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2017, 16:28
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Some splendid photos here...

Some splendid photos here (https://youtu.be/nudS9jwBTlg), supplied by one of the USAF team resident at Bovingdon (notwithstanding the misidentified Lincoln and Swift).
Herb's other videos are very...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jun 2011, 08:38
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of...

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of broadcaster and Cantabrigian Keith Fordyce (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/8422224/Keith-Fordyce.html), who lived close...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2010, 08:55
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

This map...

This map (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10268225/BOVmapMOD.gif) shows the Royal Oak and the original airfield-related sites nearby.

Shirley Bassey and Kenneth Hulme presumably lived nearby?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2010, 07:27
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Chevvron Bovingdon Green, where the village...

Chevvron

Bovingdon Green, where the village cricket club play, is the name of a road. Its junction with Water Lane, Middle Lane and Long Long is where the Royal Oak's situated (postcode HP3 0LZ)....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2010, 13:07
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Bad timing! I was in the area on Thursday,...

Bad timing! I was in the area on Thursday, checking out the Royal Oak near Bovingdon Green. I'd have had a look for the houses in the second photo if I'd known...

I'd heard the Royal Oak displayed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Aug 2010, 05:54
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Anyone remember the 'At Home Day' at Bovingdon in...

Anyone remember the 'At Home Day' at Bovingdon in 1966? Or was it 1967? IIRC, there was an impressive fire-fighting demonstration.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Aug 2009, 15:35
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

LTNman: Thanks for the link. What a tragic story...

LTNman: Thanks for the link. What a tragic story for the Service. I wonder if there's a memorial at Aldbury.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2009, 16:18
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Ah, the hole-in-the-ground story again. Has...

Ah, the hole-in-the-ground story again. Has anyone actually ever found one of these fabled dumps on any former US airfield? I'd read that one at Stansted had been raided, but the diggers swore to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Feb 2009, 11:44
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Will Hung - Did you see the query (here...

Will Hung - Did you see the query (here (http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/361024-filming-title-scenes-prisoner.html)) as to whether Bovingdon was the location for the opening sequence...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2009, 15:59
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

BovingdonBoy - are you by any chance connected...

BovingdonBoy - are you by any chance connected with the planned book about Bovingdon I've read about elsewhere? If so, I'd be fascinated to know when it's published, as I'll doubtless be among the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2009, 10:31
Replies: 698
Views: 302,659
Posted By XV490

Thanks for the fascinating replies. ...

Thanks for the fascinating replies.

Brakedwell - I remember cycling up to the airfield one afternoon after a Spitfire had done a few circuits over my village. I recall talking about it to a...
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