10
Jun
Bombs being unloaded from rail trucks at Earsham station during the Second World War. They wereprobably bound for the American bomber group based at nearby Flixton airfiled, one of the many built in flat EastAnglia.
10
Jun
Bungay’s main residents were the 446th BG (Heavy) which gained the nickname "The Bungay Buckaroos". This group first touched down on 4th November 1943, after flying the Southern Ferry Route across the Atlantic. Commanded by Colonel Jacob J Brogger, this group had four squadrons of B-24 Liberators - the 704th, 705th, 706th and 707th - [...]
10
Jun
Set on a plateau above the Waveney Valley about two miles south of Bungay and just beyond the village of Flixton, is the site of Bungay airfield. Initially allocated to the Eighth Air Force on 4th June 1942 as a bomber base, Bungay was constructed by Kirk & Kirk Ltd, and given the US Station [...]
