After missing Battlegroup North due to illness, and
another show being cancelled, we decided to use the fuel money on a trip to
Debach airfield, the home of the 493rd Bombardment Group. The last time we
were there was 2010, so we were overdue a visit! "Jessie" had been
there a number of times, so this time we took "Hope", although there
was also another reason for bringing "Hope" on this trip. It was a
nice drive down, and there was a lovely sunny evening to relax in.
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We took the opportunity to go for a short drive around
the airfield, and down to the tower for some pictures. Lynne drove the GPW
down to the tower, and parked up for the pictures, but then couldn't get the
Jeep to move again. The engine was revving as if just in neutral. It turned
out that one of us must have knocked the four wheel drive select into neutral,
while swapping around for photos. I also gave Lyta her first go driving the
Jeep, or more precisely, steering it, while sitting next to me. I took the
Jeep down to near the main runway, and with some prompting of left and right,
she steered us the three quarters of a mile back to our tent while I crawled
along in first gear. She was over the Moon, and did well for someone of just
five and a half years old.
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As the Sun began to set, the Moon was already high in
the sky above the control tower. Both the Sun and the Moon gave some nice
pictures to end the first day. The following day was to be a non-military day,
visiting the near by Sutton Hoo National Trust property.
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