The 2nd Bombardment Group.
Union Jack
Jack,
We are hot on the trail now, thanks to your invaluable assistance. Both Mildenhall and Upper Heyford dates must be much later than their six-week attachment to us, otherwise they would have been in conflict with the 202 AFS.
It would be impossible for us to have had 20 Sqdn and 202 AFS and 2nd Bombardment Wing on Valley all at the same time. Therefore their visit must have been in April '51 - or even earlier, before the arrival of the AFS.
64 dollar question - when did 202 AFS first arrive on the scene ?
Subsidiary question - If they left in (say) May '51 at the latest, but didn't show up at Mildenhall until August '51, where had they been ? (could they have gone back to the US - very likely). And why were they hopping about all over the place when they could perfectly well decide on one UK base and settle down there ?
Don't suppose we'll get much further with this. Just one of the unsolved mysteries ! Many thanks for your help, Jack,
(Sun's over the yard arm now!)
Danny.