Salute - Page 2

ninja turtle · 04-27-13, 07:05 AM

Hi my underwater friends.

I'd like to share this youtube link with you all, especially my American friends on this forum. It's not submarine based but I have a fond connection with the B17 Memphis Belle. Not only do I love the film but I also have other ties with her.

She flew from Bassingbourn, Royston Cambs UK with the 91st Heavy Bomber Group, which is where I was based for 15 years while it was an Army Training Camp up until last year when I was transferred to Colchester. I have lived in two married quarters (married twice whilst stationed there) on this camp and my work place (rehearsal room - I'm a bandsman) is situated in one of the three still standing hangers. Who knows maybe the Memphis Belle was repaired where I actually sat playing the clarinet?

The B17 that portrayed the Memphis Belle in the film was the Sally B, the only flying B17 in Europe which is housed at Duxford Imperial War Museum only twenty minutes away from Bassingbourn. I help financially when I can to keep her airborne.

If anyone might be in the vicinity of Duxford I thoroughly recommend the museum, and if anyone passes the gate of Bassingbourn Barracks on the A1198, tip your hat and salute those who served with the 91st. I hope you enjoy the short film and reflect a little.

04-27-13, 07:05 AM	#1
ninja turtle Frogman Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Posts: 291 Downloads: 249 Uploads: 0	Salute Hi my underwater friends. I'd like to share this youtube link with you all, especially my American friends on this forum. It's not submarine based but I have a fond connection with the B17 Memphis Belle. Not only do I love the film but I also have other ties with her. She flew from Bassingbourn, Royston Cambs UK with the 91st Heavy Bomber Group, which is where I was based for 15 years while it was an Army Training Camp up until last year when I was transferred to Colchester. I have lived in two married quarters (married twice whilst stationed there) on this camp and my work place (rehearsal room - I'm a bandsman) is situated in one of the three still standing hangers. Who knows maybe the Memphis Belle was repaired where I actually sat playing the clarinet? The B17 that portrayed the Memphis Belle in the film was the Sally B, the only flying B17 in Europe which is housed at Duxford Imperial War Museum only twenty minutes away from Bassingbourn. I help financially when I can to keep her airborne. If anyone might be in the vicinity of Duxford I thoroughly recommend the museum, and if anyone passes the gate of Bassingbourn Barracks on the A1198, tip your hat and salute those who served with the 91st. I hope you enjoy the short film and reflect a little. Last edited by ninja turtle; 04-27-13 at 07:16 AM.