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Description: | Original Mess building constructed in 1941 and situated south of the main runway. Thurleigh Airfield operated as a USAAF base for B17 Flying Fortresses of the 306th Bombardment Group from Sept 1942 until 1945, during which time they flew 342 missions with the loss of 171 aircraft. In 1946 construction work began to convert the base into what was to become RAE Bedford. These buildings remained in use as workshops before they became derelict. Note the characteristic Nissen hut to the left. | Subjects: | World War Ii Airfield Military | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Ferguson, Aldon P | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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