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Art on a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dream Boat" of the 8th Provisional Weather Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'One of our boys painted this picture on Col. Reed's B-17 - the famous (to me) "Dream Boat". I flew from Burtonwood to Langford in this plane in May '44 and from Langford to London in June '45. Also a lot of other flights.' Handwritten caption also on reverse: '8th Prov.' Weather Sqdn.'
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Art on a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dream Boat" of the 8th Provisional Weather Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'One of our boys painted this picture on Col. Reed's B-17 - the famous (to me) "Dream Boat". I flew from Burtonwood to Langford in this plane in May '44 and from Langford to London in June '45. Also a lot of other flights.' Handwritten caption also on reverse: '8th Prov.' Weather Sqdn.'

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Aerial photograph of Burtonwood airfield, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/622. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Burtonwood

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA) : 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD)

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection