Podington

**Ossington_2008** · 17-12-2008, 19:54

From Jun 97. Now better known as Santa Pod Raceway. The grandstand & start of the strip are way off picture to the right

**Bomber** · 20-05-2012, 20:33

Hi Clive yes i do have slides of the shipdham art work & photes & believe it i also have it on a cd i made on derelect airfields in 1994 .
As for the B17 from Poddington 92nd bomb group. I again photed the mural back in 1972/3 when it was in situ i clearly remember the farmer taking me into the building as it was being used as a pig shed. You are quit right about the rework on it does not seem to have the same look as it did at Podington. I hope i can see it next Sunday as i will be at Duxford then . As for you seing the pictures i hope before to long to get my slides put on to a cd & hard drive i will then get them up on IAX.

**seebee1** · 21-05-2012, 10:34

I look forward to seeing the images that you mention Bomber, also if you take one of the Poddington B-17 at Duxford would be keen to see this as well. I guess that those who see it will never realize how it looked when it was in its original location, in some ways I wished it had stayed there, but the building is now totally derelict and would never have survived. Regards, Clive.

**Bomber** · 22-05-2012, 13:44

I visited Poddington a couple of years agoe with some ARG members and i did go back to the building where the mural was & it was in a poor state so i agree with you it would not have survived . I will try & get a photo Sunday & get Steve to post it up .
Regards ,
Bomber .

**SomewhereinEngland** · 30-05-2012, 11:12

Hi all, on a recent visit to Podington myself and a representative from the 92nd BGMA visited the crash site of B-17G 42-32001 which was one of 4 ships that were lost on the field on the 28th May 1944. The other 2 ships crashed head on following a recall in bad weather on the main runway, with the 4th being lost on return to Podington. There are still 2 craters in the ground and the trees still bear many scars from that tragic day. We were very lucky to have the kind co-operation with the landowner and i'm looking forward to returning to explore a bit more of this corner of the airfield soon. this is a photo of us with the wreath that we laid: robwreath.jpg I'll dig out a few more of around the site too.......... Regards, Dan

**Hal_Chase** · 30-05-2012, 11:34

Originally Posted by SomewhereinEngland

Hi all, on a recent visit to Podington myself and a representative from the 92nd BGMA visited the crash site of B-17G 42-32001 which was one of 4 ships that were lost on the field on the 28th May 1944. The other 2 ships crashed head on following a recall in bad weather on the main runway, with the 4th being lost on return to Podington. There are still 2 craters in the ground and the trees still bear many scars from that tragic day. We were very lucky to have the kind co-operation with the landowner and i'm looking forward to returning to explore a bit more of this corner of the airfield soon. this is a photo of us with the wreath that we laid: robwreath.jpg I'll dig out a few more of around the site too.......... Regards, Dan

Hi,
Whereabouts was the crash site...sort of looks familiar to me that's all !

**stevie** · 31-05-2012, 10:49

Originally Posted by Bomber

I will try & get a photo Sunday & get Steve to post it up .
Regards ,
Bomber .

On behalf of Bomber -

**Bomber** · 31-05-2012, 22:21

Hi seebee1 here are the pictures i took last Sunday at Duxford i hope they are ok for you .
Also thanks Steve for posting them up for me .
Bomber .

**seebee1** · 20-05-2012, 19:45

Pleased to hear this Bomber, although shame to hear that the pin-up ones may no longer be in good condition. Trying to conserve wall-art is a very tricky business, not really for the amateur. I always used to believe it was best to just try to save what there is, stabilize and conserve. I came to this conclusion after seeing the results of "The Big Picture", the B-17 wall-art removed from the 92nd BG at Poddington some years back. It resides at the IWM Duxford in what was the 8th AAF hanger. The preservation-conservation was carried out by someone who knew what they were doing, but it was never the same once renovated and really not at all good as it originally was. If you have images of the art-work today at Shipdham I would be keen to see them. Kind regards, Clive.