Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139)
Leonard "Snook" Daniels Collection

418th base street with possible V-1 rocket
Thorpe Abbotts Control Tower

Tower
Norseman at Thorpe Abbotts

Norseman at TA
P-47's and Norseman on hardstand

P-47's and Norseman
A Nissen hut of the 100th Bomb Group. John A Miller, a veteran waist gunner of the 100th Bomb Group has handwritten on reverse: 'July 1944, 349th BS- 100th BG. "Hero's Haven" Hut # 21. Do not remember the names of these men, this hut was home for the Sgts' from 2 crws, 12 men. I watched about 5 crews come + go. (Shot down or crashed). John A Miller.' Another veteran has written on reverse: 'Man in foreground is: Emory C Rose (BTG).'

John Miller Nissen Hut
Vets on Tower at Thorpe Abbotts in 1980's

Vets Reunion
Headquarters Sign at Thorpe Abbotts

HQ Sign
The colour re-creation picture is a composite of the woodland in the tech site, as close to the original position as we could estimate from studying the Splasher Six wartime picture; and the Jeep, me the concrete hardstand shot outside the tower, as the original tech site area is too overgrown to get the Jeep in there. The other two re-creations are at the main gate on the A143 junction.
Regards
Steve Carr

Steve Carr Thorpe Abbotts Photos
The colour re-creation picture is a composite of the woodland in the tech site, as close to the original position as we could estimate from studying the Splasher Six wartime picture; and the Jeep, me the concrete hardstand shot outside the tower, as the original tech site area is too overgrown to get the Jeep in there. The other two re-creations are at the main gate on the A143 junction.
Regards
Steve Carr

Steve Carr Thorpe Abbotts Photos
The colour re-creation picture is a composite of the woodland in the tech site, as close to the original position as we could estimate from studying the Splasher Six wartime picture; and the Jeep, me the concrete hardstand shot outside the tower, as the original tech site area is too overgrown to get the Jeep in there. The other two re-creations are at the main gate on the A143 junction.
Regards
Steve Carr

Steve Carr Thorpe Abbotts Photos