ParhamAirfieldMuseum
@ParhamMuseum
Followers
587
Following
114
Media
17
Statuses
1K
390th Bomb Group Memorial Air Museum & British Resistance Organisation Museum
Parham, Suffolk, England
Joined April 2013
22 July 1944.Tower Log:.1815 - Mosquito 515 made crash landing on runway 28 with port engine out and wheels up. 29th sq., 85th Grp. F/O Provan, W/O Nicol perfectly alright. Aircraft was on operations. #OnThisDay1944 #390BG.
0
0
1
3 Jne 44.A/R Ice Cold Katy.Tail assembly of a/c hit a tree and caused a/c to crash. Investigating committee points out that there is every indication that the pilot was ‘buzzing’ in the vicinity of the crash, having made several passes at the Debach airfield.Conc: Pilot Error.
0
0
0
6 June 1944.Caen Coast - 36 a/c dispatch .Falaise - 21 a/c dispatch.Cp Buckles, “Concussion from the fire of heavy guns below shook the formation around.”.Cp Walters, “I saw 200 ships headed for the invasion coast. They were moving 4 abreast like an infantry division on parade.”.
0
0
0
RT @suffolkonboard: 🚶♂️🚲✈️ Attention Military Buffs! Step into history at @ParhamMuseum without leaving a carbon footprint. Take public t….
0
2
0
15 May 1944.Tower Log -.0430 - Briefing. Fire broke out in flare room. Crash crew and ambulance sent to briefing room. Two men slightly hurt. 0445 - Mission scrubbed!!!. Norman T Brown died of his injuries, incurred while fighting the fire. #OnThisDay1944 #ww2 #390BG.
0
1
1
12 March 1944.Station Bulletin - Post Exchange.Special Gift orders for guaranteed Easter delivery may be placed at the Post Exchange up to and including 15 March 1944. #OnThisDay1944 #Mighty8th.
0
0
0
14 September 1943.Tower Log:.0715 - Cows in middle of airfield. Provost Marshal informed. #onthisday1943 #390BG #WW2.
0
0
2
7 Sept 1943.Target: Watten, Fr.24 a/c dispatched, 24 a/c returned. No bombing due to cloud cover. Lead a/c left the ground at 0600, other aircraft following at 30 second intervals. Delay in take-off was caused by a hole in perimeter track causing also confusion in take-off order.
0
0
1
22 August 1943. Station Bulletin - Lost.One US carbine caliber.30 M-1 rifle bearing the serial no. 1044190. Request any information concerning the whereabouts of this rifle be reported to the Sergeant Majors office at Station HQ. #OnThisDay1943 #390thBG.
0
0
0
11 Aug 45.Q Liz sailed up the Hudson River with her decks laden with joyous army, navy and marine personnel. River Boats with brass bands welcomed everyone on board. Tug boats gave frequent blasts on their deep sounding foghorns, telling us in so many words, “Welcome home Yank.”.
0
0
1
26 June 1945.Tower Log:.0400 - Mission delayed.1647 - All of our aircraft are off - and I do mean off. 1730 - We may have some planes land here in the next few days to drop off passengers. #onthisday1945.
0
0
0
23 June 1945.Ground Echelon was alerted with July 15th as the readiness date for deployment to the zone of Interior. #onthisday1945.
0
0
0
21 June 1945.Tower Log .05:45 - Briefing attended. 32 aircraft take off at 90s intervals. 06:30 - Aircraft for morning take off scrubbed. (Tough S-stuff!!!!). #onthisday1944 #390BG.
0
0
0
18 June 1945.Tower Log: 0135.Aircraft taxi accident. 231728 lost hydraulic pressure as aircraft was taxiing to runway 28 and ran into rear of 338663. Aircraft 231728 tried to turn to avoid collision but it struck 338663 as it swung around. #oops #390BG #onthisday1945.
0
0
0
14 June 1945.The joyous prospect of returning home was saddened by the untimely death of 1st Lt. F. G. knudston when he accidentally fell from a 2nd story window at the Red X in Ipswich. #onthisday1945.
0
0
0
What a wonderful weekend at the museum! Over 220 visitors from the U.S.A…WWll museum, including veteran Dr.John Chudinsky and a 390th Veteran, Chuck Richardson! Chuck enjoyed looking round the museum, then went on a tour of the old sites of the airfield. #respect.
0
0
6
27 May 1945.Station Bulletin - “off limits” - restriction placed on the George Public House, Earls Colne, Essex on 19 July 1944, is herewith lifted. #yeehah 🍺.#onthisday1945.
0
0
0
14 May 1945.Tower Log .15:40 Received notification of P51 crash around our field. Exact location vague, but have notified Provost Marshal and sick quarters to search area around Wickham Market. 18:15 No word on crash, nobody seems able to find plane. #onthisday1945.
0
0
0
6 Apr 45.Every bicycle on the base was turned in for inspection. Bicycles are a common sight on the Station, but no one realised there were so many of them until confronted with the view of what appeared to be acres of cycles neatly lined up in the field opposite the Guard House.
0
0
2