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  • Collection: Mess Hall

Mess Cooks at Shipdham?.jpeg

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

Rear Kitchen Hospital, %22Puddin%22 Fireman, Shipdham, 1945_1.jpeg

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

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January 20, 1944, Visit of Lord Mayor of Norwich William J Finch being shown the officers mess facilities by Lt Van Koten_1.jpeg

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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_1.jpeg

Officer's Dinner, Will Strong, Second on Left Side_1.jpeg

Major Al Key, 66th CO, Held World's Record Aloft, 26 Days, 1935, Standing in Threshold of Bldg 103 - Sgt Mess_1.jpeg

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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.

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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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