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Bombers on the Ground
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When not flying or on the line for maintenance, bombers were parked in a dispersed fashion around the three-mile perimeter track circling the runway.
They were far apart for good reason: to prevent total destruction in case of enemy attack.
Bombers were parked on a concrete pad - called a hardstand - which attached to the perimeter track around the triangle runway. On mission mornings, airmen were trucked to their hardstands, which could be more than a mile from the HQ site where briefing happened.
Parked bombers were in stark contrast to their surroundings: often on the edge of the airfield, hardstands were usually surrounded by long flowing grasses characteristic of the English countryside.
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42-95209, Bar W, Sabrina III, Parked on Harstand, 506 Squadron Plane
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<span></span><span></span><span>The Will Lundy Collection maintained by <a class="in-cell-link" target="_blank" href="http://www.wingsremembered.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wings Remembered, Inc.</a></span>