England Winter 1944-45

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:10 pm

B-17G 100th BG Thorpe Abbotts, UK

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:25 pm

Dang! That makes me cold just looking at it! The winter of 44 was a cold wet one, I imagine that it really put a damper on the number of missions flown. You think it is bad digging your car out of 8" of snow, try doing a B-17. :shock:

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:32 pm

Great pic as always, Jack, makes me wish I had a fireplace, Dam- cold lookin.
Robbie

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:41 am

65 years on & it would look like that today less the B-17, as we have had snow now for 3 days which if you didn't know is unusual for the UK.

APG85 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:11 am

Great picture!

Boghopper · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:02 pm

Only yesterday the 100th ARW was once again in the snow continuing the legacy with the boxed [D], operating not too far from Thorpe Abbotts @ RAF Mildenhall

Here http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18793

Mart

Reading P-47 Tech Manuals in snowed out Lincolnshire

Django · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:45 pm

C'mon Jack, haven't you come across any other snowy pics by now?

Jack Cook wrote:

Just look at that poor bastard in the cockpit of this 11th AF P-36 :shock:

I like this one too.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:33 pm

Jack, that is awesome. I drove past the b-17 at Grissom AFB this morning and it looked just like that!

Holedigger · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:37 pm

So where's the picture?! :shock:

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:06 pm

I should have stopped, but just slowed down and took it in.

jet1 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:59 pm

...ah to be in england during the winter...and during WWII...I was born in the wrong time.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:21 pm

jet1, I hear you man.

APG85 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:34 pm

One Christmas Eve I drove out to Framlingham airfield (I was stationed at Woodbridge at the time). It was pretty cool to be out at the old tower in the dark (I was single and had nothing better to do on Christmas Eve)...

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:24 am

Great pic..but it doesn't make me look forward to going out and scraping the freezing rain off my car when I get off work.

SN

Michel C-GNCJ · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:42 am

Perhaps not a warbird, but it gives you a small idea of what winter operations look like here areound Montreal !

Yeah, that's a LOT of snow !!!

But then again, winter flying is so much fun, once you are past the hurdle of shovelling, pre-heating, etc.:

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