Glenn Miller Festival Twinwood Farm Bedford England August 2004 Part 3

Further on into the farm we came across other accommodation buildings. These were now being used as chicken houses as well as storage rooms. Some are in use today for meeting rooms by the various societies who still remember the fighting men of this base.

We drew up outside a building and saw a gentleman who was just about to sit down and have his lunch. Chris recognised him as David Woodrow. We walked over to him, hoping that he would give us some of his time. He welcomed us with some reservation but we soon were able to gain his interest as we told him of our interest in these bases as well as Glenn Miller, and the music of course. He showed us into the building which was the airmen'smess. A mural was painted on the end wall depicting  the events that took place during the war at this base. Other photos were hanging around the walls.A large poster of Lieutenant General Edward J Ted. Timberlake who was commander ofthis airfield back in 44. Alongside this was a photo of King George 6th meeting the General during those war years at the base.     Another photo taken at the 60th anniversary of the D Day landing in France when David Woodrow and other veterans went over for this special remembrance reunion. Here he met friends and in this photo another gentlemen joined them and introduced himself as none other than Field Marshall Montgomery's son. Mongomery's Son( 2nd left ) next to Dave Woodrow ( 3rd left.)

Mr Woodrow then directed us to the billets, which are now used as part of this war time air base museum. They were not open but we were able to look though the windows and could see many aircraft parts salvaged from crashed aircraft. Outside were engines and other parts from B24 bombers.

As we were looking we heard a voice calling for us and it was Dave Woodrow again. He had followed us down to bring back Chris's sunglasses, which he had left in the mess where we had just been. As we talked we suddenly saw a single engine vintage aircraft landing on the grass runway, which Chris recognised as being a Harvard T6 or Texan as the Americans called it. David invited us to go and take a close up look at this, which we did. A marvellous looking kite which had been so meticulously preserved and is stored at this site. It was parked now outside a large hanger that was the existing wartime hanger. Chris Nash and Pete King

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