Topic: Salute to the 445th Bomb Group, Tibenham Airfield Friday the 11th of June

Very Good Muffler

That actually made me laugh also.

Just remember boy, we are only related through marriage.

Regards Your Uncle

Hi Phil

can you put my name down please 


Stephen

Dear Stephen
Will do.

Regards Phil G.

Yes for both Phil ,lets hope this will become a yearly affair. How often can you get that close to a classic warbird, Thanks Brooksy.

Dear Brooksy

Any picture of your models please?

Regards Phil G.

Hi phil
Have never been to this event but would love to attend if i may.
I will bring my big lysander my new messenger and maybe my typhoon (if I can finish the paint in time).
regards
CHRIS

Chris
You are more than welcome to attend, particularly with the list of models that you have
just quoted. It is always nice to have new faces come along.

Can you post some pictures of your model please, if you have some.

Thank you for supporting this event.

Regards Phil G.

Some video
Of P51D Mustang 'Marinell' from last year at Tibenham.

In a lot of warbird restorations, the restored aircraft does not wear it's original markings.

This Mustang really is 'Marinell'

YouTube             - Marinell p51 tibenham

YouTube             - Mustang

YouTube             - Flypast of P51 Marinell

YouTube             - P-51 Mustang Low Pass

Pump up the volume


Regards Phil G.

Cheers phil cant wait now! Have attached some pics to wet your appetite the lysanders been around a bit but the messengers just finished.
Chris

hi phil,  can you stick me down please , like peersy a new event not been to before but would like to attend and fly
dhc caribou in  aussie pavement pizza colours
yt tigercat in shocking yellow scheme
and yak 11 if i can get finished..

cheers  

steve w

Dear Steve
Great stuff, as I said before it is always nice to see new faces.
Can you post some pictures please.

Regards Phil G.


And Chris, I wish I could build like that.

And Chris, I wish I could build like that.

The Lysander is absolutely superb. I've drooled over it at Osbournby and Barkston.   

Will we see it fly Chris?

Alan

A big yes please Phil. I'll have the Sea Fury there if I can bribe Bonzey for an LMA cert!!

m

Mick
Do you have any pictures of your models please,
particularly the Sea Fury

Regards Phil G.

photos of dhc caribou  marmite love it, hate it colour scheme
no photos yet of tigercat but heres a photo of a plastic kit with
the same colour scheme.

ready for pylons do at barkstone  

Steve
Thanks for posting those pictures,
 the Caribou looks stunning in that scheme.

I like the Tigercat also, you should certainly

 be able to see both those aircraft in the air.

Regards Phil G.

Yes please.  Please bung my name on the list.

Petrol powered Spitfire. . .  on 2.4Ghz.

Dear Brian
Will do.

Regards Phil G.

 hi phil
 can i come too please & maybe one other with me
 

  cheers
 andy

HI Phil,whats the postcode please mate???We will try and sort it.    CHEERS RAY PETERS

Andy
I will add you to the list.

Ray
It would also be nice if you could make it.

I forgot to mention, Pilot's must have a minimum of an A certificate.

Here is the address for the airfield.

Tibenham Airfield
Norfolk
NR16 1NT

Regards Phil G.

Phil, is there any room for the JoLLy's!

YT Mustang is in the paintshop next week before I give it the works! so apologies for incomplete image!

The 109 you know )

Nigel

Dear Nigel

There is always room for the JoLLiE's,
 you are both part of the furniture.

Thank you both for supporting us once again.

Regards Phil G.

Hi Phil

A couple more fenland members would like to attend if poss.

It is Mick & Robert Woods.

I will confirm with them what planks they will be flying and come back to you.

Regards
Martin

Dear Martin
Yes, they are more than welcome to attend.

Regards Phil G.

Dear All

Here is a brief history of Tibenham Airfield

 

445th BOMBARDMENT GROUP

Constituted as 445th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 20 Mar 1943.
 Activated on 1 Apr 1943. Prepared for combat with B-24's. Moved to England, Oct-Dec 1943,
 for service with Eighth AF. Entered combat on 13 Dec 1943 by attacking U boat installations at Kid.
 Operated primarily as a strategic bombardment organization until the war ended, striking such
 targets as industries in Osnabruck, synthetic oil plants in Lutzkendorf, chemical works in Ludwigshafen, marshalling yards at Hamm, an airfield at Munich, an ammunition plant at Duneberg, under-ground oil storage facilities at Ehmen, and factories at Munster. Participated in the Allied campaign against the German aircraft industry during Big Week, 20-25 Feb 1944, being awarded a DUC for attacking an aircraft assembly
 plant at Gotha on 24 Feb. Occasionally flew interdictory and support missions. Helped to prepare
 for the invasion of Normandy by bombing airfields, V-weapon sites, and other targets; attacked shore installations on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944. Supported ground forces at St Lo by striking enemy defenses
 in July 1944. Bombed German communications during the Battle of the Bulge, Dec 1944-Jan 1945.
 Early on 24 Mar '945 dropped food, medical supplies, and ammunition to troops that landed near
 Wesel during the airborne assault across the Rhine; that afternoon flew a bombing mission to the
 same area, hitting a landing ground at Stormede. On occasion dropped propaganda leaflets and
 hauled gasoline to France. Awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm by the French government for
 operations in the theater from Dec 1943 to Feb '945. Flew last combat mission on 25 Apr 1945.
Returned to the US, May-Jun. Inactivated on 12 Sep 1945. Redesignated 445th Bombardment Group
 (Very Heavy). Allotted to the reserve. Activated on 12 Jul 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949.
 Redesignated 445th Fighter-Bomber Group. Allotted to the reserve. Activated on 8 Jul 1952.

SQUADRONS.

15th: 1947-1949.

700th:1943-1945; 1947-1949; 1952-.

701st:1943-1945; 1947-1949; 1952-.

702nd:1943-1945; 1947-1949; 1952-.

703rd: 1943-1945; 1947-1948.

STATIONS

Gowen Field, Idaho, 1 Apr 1943

Wendover Field, Utah, 8 Jun 1943

Sioux City AAB, Iowa, 8 Jul-20 Oct 1943

Tibenham, England, 4 Nov 1943-28 May 1945

Ft Dix AAB, NJ, 9 Jun-12 Sep 1945

McChord Field, Wash, 12 Jul 1947-27 Jun 1949

Buffalo, NY, 8 Jul 1952; Niagara Falls Mun Aprt, NY, 15 Jun 1955-.

COMMANDERS

Col. Robert H Terrill, 1 Apr 1943

Col. William W Jones, 25 Jul 1944-12 Sep 1945.

CAMPAIGNS Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.

DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citation: Gotha, Germany, 24 Feb 1944. French Croix de Guerre with Palm.

INSIGNE. Shield: Azure, a Snorting bison, proper, winged argent, with streaks of fire proper, issuing from his horns and nostrils, in base three stars of the third.

Motto: THE BISON WING. (Approved 7 Sep 1955.)

We owe them so much.
Regards Phil G.

Thanks for the information Phil.

That's what makes flying at your and others similar Fly-Ins such a privilege.

Can't wait!

Alan

Dear All

I should have included this in my initial post.

The event is open to any scale model or any jet, excluding Caps, Extra's, Pitts Specials etc.


Regards Phil G.

hi phil, terry here ,can you put me and one guest on the list
thanks

Dear Terry
I hope you are well, I did send you a personnel invite
and Pete R.

I might have sent it to you old address.

I will add yourself and another to the list.
Do you have any pictures please of what you might bring to the meet.

Regards Phil G.

Hi Phil, After attending your last two excellent fly-ins I would hate to miss this one. Due to various distractions its still quite likely I may not have a model to fly, but would like to help out at this one however I can. Very glad to contribute towards the P51, just say when and how much.

At the end of last year I spent some time visiting a dear old chap in a care home who had little time left with us and no family support. He told me during one of our chats how, in the Royal Norfolk Regiment, he had been assigned to guard a Wellington which had crash landed one night on one of the then incomplete runways at Tibenham. It was a bright moonlit night and far too cold to stand outside all night so he climbed into the Wimpey and sat in the pilots seat. After a little while a fighter showed up and started beating up the wrecked bomber, although it didnt fire its guns. Unable to tell if the dark shape was a german or friendly fighter, he leapt out of the Wellington and ran into the adjacent field. The fighter soon disappeared but he felt too scared to seek shelter inside again. Apparently the bomber was later pushed off the runway with bulldozers so the construction work could continue.

Colin

Hi All

Just thought, that is if Phil does not mind? I would post an open invitation to attend the War Birds over the Fens flyin on Sunday 6th June 2010 to all that are attending the fantastic Tibenham event the following Friday.

You could use it as a prequel to Tibenham, to air those models ready for Friday.

Check out the FMFC for further details.

What ever the outcome, see you all at Tib on the Friday.

Martin

hi martin, i went to both these events last year and will do again this year... both highly recommended..

hi phil had n.n.a. meeting last night i have put the word around so you should get some requests shortly not sure what planes must spend some time in model shed should be fw190  mustang and cmpro 109    hope to see you soon.   

Dear Colin

You are more than welcome to come along as a helper.
We need help during the day manning the TX control etc.

An interesting piece that you posted above.

Gary, as I told you last year when you put your name forward
for the BoB at Colt, this is not an elitist event.

If it was I would not be there.

So yes you are welcome to attends with your puppeteer.

I shall be closing the list shortly and will then be opening a reserve list.

As an aside my good friend Byron A. has put his B17 up for sale,
I was fortunate that Byron let me fly it on a couple of occasions up at Colt.
I can say that it flies very well indeed.

If anyone is interested in the B17, if you let me know I will let you have Byron's details

Below is a picture of the B17.

Regards Phil G.

I will to only have the Legionare, so its a go from me then.

Phil.

Can you please add my friend Graham Kirk. Please ?

Mustang Bolt and possibly Spitfire.

Jeff

Hi Phil, Please can I also invite a good friend Brian Thorn, he will be bringing an assortment of WW1 types, 35Meg.

Colin

Dear Jeff/Colin/NSS

That will be fine.

Regards Phil G.

  hi phil can you put one extra pilot with me plus one none flyer 

Hi Phil
 Can I and 4 others book in please ?
 Regards Al

Hi Phil
 Can I and 4 others book in please ?
 Regards Al

What toys we testing this time then Ali.  C-17 @ Coltishall was awesome!!

Jeff