Portfolio Tag: WW2

10 Jun

Flixton Airfield 1944

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

USAAF 446 BG Flixton Airfield

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 [...]