18-05-2023, 07:37 AM
The Lancaster flew over Hemswell just before the screening. We started at 8pm rather than 7:30 because of this.
Our Studio 2 was the main mess hall for the sergeants based at RAF Hemswell. "Expansion era" RAF bases (late 1930s, pre-war) were mostly designed to a similar pattern. It was a high quality design, with comfortable accommodation, central heating and good resistance to bombs. Hence the accomodation blocks, mess halls etc would have been familiar when moving from one base to another. The bases built during WW2 were much more basic.
Our Studio 2 was the main mess hall for the sergeants based at RAF Hemswell. "Expansion era" RAF bases (late 1930s, pre-war) were mostly designed to a similar pattern. It was a high quality design, with comfortable accommodation, central heating and good resistance to bombs. Hence the accomodation blocks, mess halls etc would have been familiar when moving from one base to another. The bases built during WW2 were much more basic.
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