Clive's Military Vehicle Convoy, Brome Aerodrome, Suffolk - 16th July 2011

It's a bit of a rainy morning as Clive "Chickens" arranges a get-together of the Suffolk Military Vehicles Trust on Brome Aerodrome - now known as Eye Airfield. Eye (or Brome) is one of the most intact USAAF 8th Airforce bases remaining, with its runway complete, apart from the bit with Roy "Light Pollution" Humphrey's sheds on, and it's most likely the largest gathering of military vehicles on the site since the end of World War Two. It keeps The Boy entertained too, although every time he gets too close to a running truck or motorboke he gets a bit scared.

next album: Maurice's Mustang Hangar Dance, Hardwick Airfield, Norfolk - 16th July 2011
previous album: The BBs at New Buckenham, and a Village Fête, Brome, Suffolk - 10th July 2011

Fred and Isobel walk down the old runway

Isobel points as Fred models a dinosaur rain-suit

The first truck trundles on to the runway

Isobel and Fred go to look

More trucks arrive

Trucks and Jeeps trundle on to the airfield

Motorbikes, military trucks and Clive's staff car

Motorbikes mill around

More vintage WWII motorobikes

Clive gathers the troops

Headlight close-up as Clive gathers the troops

A local tells of aircraft crashes during the war

The view over a motorbike

Trucks all lined up

The wet runway

Clive checks on the staff car

Clive ponders the scene with his megaphone

The motorobike massive get ready to steam off

The bikes fire up

The convoy leaves the airfield

A bike scoots around

A composite view of the whole convoy, as it leaves the airfield

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