title A 1940s Timewarp, Site 4, Bungay Airfield, Flixton, Suffolk - 9th June 2022 intro Site 4 at Flixton, Bungay Airfield, is perhaps the most complete and original USAAF Eight Airforce base, certainly anywhere in East Anglia and quite possibly in the world. It has miraculously survived for 80 years without commercial development or simply being demolished because of a "sentimental attachment" between the owner of the house and her USAAF boyfriend - after he returned to the States, she kept the airbase and the house virtually unchanged as a sort-of memorial. One of her last instructions to her family was a hope to see the site preserved, and so after Clive and his group had got wind of it, they entered into nearly two years of negotiations in order to secure a lease on the base and buildings, which finally happened at the very beginning of 2024. Nosher had visited back in June 2022 with Clive, Suzanne and the gang to photograph it, but as there was a certain amount of secrecy about the bid, these photos were embargoed until January 2024. It's quite a large set, but the location and situation is utterly unique, so it's worth the more-thorough documentation. imgp5203 The time-warp house in Flixton imgp5208 A large free-standing butler sink imgp5209 There's an ancient 1960s can of luncheon meat imgp5213 The kitchen - untouched for decades imgp5215 We move into the informal dining room imgp5219 Clive finds an interesting USAAF artefact imgp5220 Clive finds some more crests and badges imgp5222 An original US Army Medical Department box imgp5233 We find a very old Diss Express imgp5236 More personal possessions imgp5238 We're in another reception room imgp5242 Down in the cellar imgp5245 A collection of randomness on a table imgp5246 A study in light and shade imgp5248 Suzanne reads a diary imgp5251 A painting of the owner of the house imgp5254 Clive reads the diary by the light of a window imgp5257 A somewhat-prosaic entry for VE Day imgp5259 The owner's bedroom imgp5262 One of the upstairs attic rooms imgp5266 Ceiling decay around an original light fitting imgp5276 Another bedroom, filled with 1940s furniture imgp5282 A disturbingly-long toilet imgp5285 A guest bedroom with more 30s and 40s furniture imgp5300 A cobweb-covered water pump imgp5303 Electrically-operated service indicators imgp5305 We're back in the kitchen imgp5320 Yet another drawing room imgp5325 A nice little collection of things imgp5327 One of several sets of horse brasses imgp5342 We start exploring the first of the site buildings imgp5343 Piles of chairs imgp5344 Suzanne talks about something imgp5345 A tub simply says "girls" imgp5348 Oi! All gear is to be returned the same day imgp5351 Some of the buildings are returning to nature imgp5352 Ivy grows all over the inside walls imgp5354 Some of the buildings are very derelict imgp5355 More ivy, and some major cracks imgp5356 Roaming around outside imgp5361 Trees are gowing inside this hut imgp5362 Clive grins as we enter another building imgp5365 A broken light switch imgp5368 A 70s cistern on an original toilet imgp5371 An HMSO sign from 1971 imgp5373 Detritus in the corner of a building imgp5374 Coat hooks on a wall imgp5376 Another corner in another hut imgp5379 Possibly one of the mess/recreation huts imgp5380 Bottles lined up on a shelf imgp5385 The remains of a map of the USA imgp5389 A shower and toilet imgp5392 This hut's in fairly good condition imgp5393 Artwork of the 704th Bomb Squadron - The Vultures imgp5395 A winged unicorn - emblem of the 705th Bomb Squadron imgp5397 More unique wall art imgp5398 A mural of wine bottles and a fruit bowl imgp5399 The 446th Bomb Group's "Aero Club" room imgp5401 A commemorative plaque from Ross Poulty/Buxted imgp5403 Another view of the Aero Club imgp5405 More wall art, obscured by some electrical gear imgp5408 A row of original wall urinals imgp5411 An original toilet cistern imgp5413 Looking down a dried-out toilet bowl imgp5416 Another relatively intact hut imgp5430 One of the maintenance sheds imgp5431 A view of the outside imgp5435 Ivy covers a tower imgp5448 There are three or four complete sets of buildings imgp5453 We roam around another mess/canteen hut imgp5454 The remains of another toilet block imgp5457 Another derelict room imgp5459 Flaking blue paint on a wall imgp5473 Green algae on a pool of water imgp5482 An original Nissen hut imgp5484 We stride off to another building imgp5494 Part of a large shower block imgp5500 Another building with an ivy-covered tower imgp5508 A roofless hut imgp5516 One of the better-preserved huts imgp5521 Curious rust stains on a wall imgp5524 Part of a workshop or maintenance shed imgp5528 Some original 1940s wiring imgp5533 What looks like a former garage imgp5541 Another well-preserved hut imgp5550 Exploring over, we head back to the house imgp5556 The last remaining building on the old airfield imgp5558 A memorial for Station 125 and the 446th Bomb Group