Christchurch (Thread creep)
Chug Just for interest what were Airspeed/DH building there at that time,and how long had the hard runway been there.
Interesting bit in a book about the ATA where the 'lady' is waiting to go off but has to let a squadron of bomb laden Thunderbolts depart.
One of the first wave never quite makes it and takes out a bungalow,and then one of the next wave nearly makes it but passes through the hole left by the first one to take out the bungalow behind it!.I think the surface then was grass (poss with psp).Either way the airfield looks to be a bit 'tight' even by wartime standards for a 'loaded' P47.