Lt. Charles H. Stirneman of San Bernardino, California reading in the Nissen hut he shared with Lt. Leo Dale Rush, Jr. of New Mexico, Lt. John Guldemond of New Jersey, Lt. Thomas Lemmon, Lt. Walter E. Foster of Upstate New York and their puppy, Burma of Essex. The occupants dubbed their quarters "The Black Hole of Calcutta". It is believed to have been Nissen hut "8" located in Site No. 13 at Earls Colne Airfield, which was the northernmost living quarters site on base. The area was adjacent to the Brick House Farm, where a farmer plowed his fields with a horse-drawn plow as the airmen rode their bikes from the living and communal areas out to the tarmac for missions.