Long Marston Base

The F/O Christenson Crew commenced training at Long Marston 24 OTU (Operational Training Unit) in July 1944. The Flight Log Book from that period shows daily dingy, parachute, and sailing drills for a period of one month.

Click here to see the image of the Log Book. The crew flew Bolingbroke planes.

Click here to see an image of the plane.

The photograph at right was created by Paul Francis and comes from an excellent site dedicated to the study of World War 2 airfields in Great Britain.

The site is created by Robert Truman. In his introduction, Mr. Truman speaks of the Control Tower or Watch Tower which is the heart of flying operations. During WW2, the congestion of planes, weather conditions and industrial smog made flying conditions dangerous and stressful for Crew and Controllers alike.

We applaud the efforts of Mr. Truman to preserve these images before this heritage is lost. Link to site: http://www.controltowers.co.uk or click here.