On a parched Old Buckenham campsite
A Trip to Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk - 6th August 2022
Isobel and the boys are camping at Old Buckenham Country Park whilst Nosher stays at home to repaint the kitchen ceiling. The original plan was to cycle over and spend a few hours before heading off to the Ampersand Tap for Marc's birthday, however the last-minute arrival of Kai and Nathan at Diss railway station means that they need a lift to the campsite instead. Once there, we take the younglings over to Old Buckenham airfield for a visit to the museum. It's nice, but not particularly extensive so only takes about 15 minutes to poke around, however after we've had a drink at the café dedicated to James Stewart (who was based at Old Buckenham during WWII), Eliot asks a returning flying instructor what it's like to fly, which triggers a visit for the boys to a Piper four-seater aircraft and a chance to sit in the front seats and fiddle with the controls.
next album: The BSCC at Pulham and Marc's Birthday at Ampersand Tap, Diss, Norfolk - 6th August 2022
previous album: Little Red Kings at Fly High Festival, Seething Airfield, Norfolk - 5th August 2022
Kai and Nathan meet up with the rest of the gang
We hang out for a bit
An original A2 flying jacket - Irish Eyes
A painting of a Spitfire escorting a B24 Liberator
A stack of old radio and radar equipment
The Old Buckenham airfield museum
Fred points at something
Harry looks at the war memorial
We stop off at Jimmy's Café for a drink
Harry watches a Cessna taxi around
Some dude heads off in a sports plane
There's a nice old plane out by the mobile tower
A propellor with a reference to MP Grant Shapps
A gallery dedicated to the USAAF
More pilot gear
Piper G-ELZN taxis in after a lesson
The boys head out for a look around
Harry and Eliot take the controls of the Piper
Harry and Eliot
Harry in the pilot's seat
Fred has a go in the pilot's seat
Fred grins
The pilot instructor points out the instruments
The boys pose for a photo in front of the Piper
The campsite's café has a cool bicycle fountain
Isobel chats to Kai and Nathan
Nathan in the clubhouse tent
Isobel and Harry head off to the shop
The Tipple Truck - a converted fire engine
Nathan's got a camping chair on his head
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On a parched Old Buckenham campsite
On a parched Old Buckenham campsite
Kai and Nathan meet up with the rest of the gang
We hang out for a bit
An original A2 flying jacket - Irish Eyes
A painting of a Spitfire escorting a B24 Liberator
A stack of old radio and radar equipment
The Old Buckenham airfield museum
Fred points at something
Harry looks at the war memorial
We stop off at Jimmy's Café for a drink
Harry watches a Cessna taxi around
Some dude heads off in a sports plane
There's a nice old plane out by the mobile tower
A propellor with a reference to MP Grant Shapps
A gallery dedicated to the USAAF
More pilot gear
Piper G-ELZN taxis in after a lesson
The boys head out for a look around
Harry and Eliot take the controls of the Piper
Harry and Eliot
Harry in the pilot's seat
Fred has a go in the pilot's seat
Fred grins
The pilot instructor points out the instruments
The boys pose for a photo in front of the Piper
The campsite's café has a cool bicycle fountain
Isobel chats to Kai and Nathan
Nathan in the clubhouse tent
Isobel and Harry head off to the shop
The Tipple Truck - a converted fire engine
Nathan's got a camping chair on his head