Mess Hall

14th Combat Wing men holding a fresh catch of fish

Charlie Deese and L O Talbot Vendou Cleaving Chickens in Welding Shop at Shipdham No Date

Rear Kitchen Hospital, "Puddin" Fireman, Shipdham, 1945

Elephant train to mess hall

Bomb trailer hooked to a jeep, was used as base transport

1943 Christmas Dinner Menu (with listing of mess cooks) and letter from Colonel Dent

January 20, 1944, Visit of Lord Mayor of Norwich William J Finch being shown the officers mess facilities by Lt Van Koten

Officer's Mess Hall at an 8th AF Airfield

January 20, 1944, Norwich Lord Major William J Finch and Party Having Lunch at Officers Mess. L to R. Denis Farquar, Colonel Fred Dent CO 44th, Finch, Johnson CO 14th CW

Officer's Dinner, Will Strong, Second on Left Side

Major Al Key, 66th CO, Held World's Record Aloft, 26 Days, 1935, Standing in Threshold of Bldg 103 - Sgt Mess

Note: March 5, 1945. Combat Mess Hall was specifically for crews flying that day. Command regulated what they could eat to prevent digestive issues at altitude. Not sure where this was at Shipdham on base. Notice coal stove. Ceilings painted.

Mess Hall 457th Bomb Group

Enlisted Men’s Mess Hall at ATC HQ in Prestwick, Scotland. 4/8/43.

Note: Passed through Prestwick on way to ETO. Pretty fancy facility – imagine it was a space the AAF took over for duration of war.

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Mess Cooks at Shipdham

14th Combat Wing men holding a fresh catch of fish

Charlie Deese and L O Talbot Vendou Cleaving Chickens in Welding Shop at Shipdham No Date

Rear Kitchen Hospital, "Puddin" Fireman, Shipdham, 1945

Chow queue at Mess Hall

Elephant train to mess hall

1943 Christmas Dinner Menu (with listing of mess cooks) and letter from Colonel Dent

Staff Officers Meal

January 20, 1944, Visit of Lord Mayor of Norwich William J Finch being shown the officers mess facilities by Lt Van Koten

Officer's Mess Hall at an 8th AF Airfield

January 20, 1944, Norwich Lord Major William J Finch and Party Having Lunch at Officers Mess. L to R. Denis Farquar, Colonel Fred Dent CO 44th, Finch, Johnson CO 14th CW

Officer's Dinner, Will Strong, Second on Left Side

Major Al Key, 66th CO, Held World's Record Aloft, 26 Days, 1935, Standing in Threshold of Bldg 103 - Sgt Mess

Mess Hall of 410th Bomb Group

Combat Mess Hall for 401st BG

Mess Hall 457th Bomb Group

Enlisted Men’s Mess Hall at ATC HQ in Prestwick, Scotland. 4/8/43.

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