title	A 1940s VE Dance At Debach Airfield, Debach, Suffolk - 11th June 2005
intro	DH gets wind of a VE-day celebration dance, in 1940s style, at Debach Airfield near Woodbridge in Suffolk. Before long, fancy-dress fever grips the gang as various costumes are purchased from eBay and elsewhere in order to go with something of a suitable vintage, or at least with a nod to the period. The gig comes complete with camping privileges, so we arrive 45 minutes early to set up camp. This, it turns out, takes several attempts: we first pitch next to a noisy pig shed, then we end up where the line-up of military vehicles will end up, and finally we're "not quite in the alotted space" so it's fourth time lucky. When the event commences, there's an impressive array of military uniforms, Home Guard, land girls and evacuees, accompanied by the swing band "Sticky Wicket", plus the entertaining arrival of a Sherman tank during the proceedings. A few days before that, we head up to the Swan to test our gear out.
img_1780	Bill and GI Marc in the Swan
img_1781	Nosher in RAF gear
img_1784	Suey as a WRAF sergeant
img_1785	Marc at the bar
img_1787	Bill, Suey and DH
img_1791	Marc has a little sleep
img_1792	DH reads some paperwork
imgp6184	DH stands by his "tent"
imgp6186	Captain Bill adjusts his tie
imgp6187	The gang walk to the hangars
imgp6190	Marc, Sue, Phil, Bill, David and Jen
imgp6198	Inside the dance hangar
imgp6202	Jen, Bill and Suey
imgp6203	Marc the GI
imgp6205	An Apprentice Sergeant, US Navy captain and GI
imgp6213	DH and Marc
imgp6224	The Boy Phil
imgp6226	Suey and Marc
imgp6230	Bill ponders his next move at the bar
imgp6232	Phil, Jen and Suey
imgp6243	Marc, Bill and DH chat to one of the wardens
imgp6247	Clive "Chickens" and Suzanne dance around
imgp6253	In black and white, it could almost be the war
imgp6257	Not entirely 1940s sunglasses
imgp6268	DH chats to the "tank boys"
imgp6271	The tank lads
imgp6276	Captain on deck
imgp6280	Benches outside the hangar
imgp6282	A ladder is held up by Richard, the co-owner
imgp6287	Richard checks the time
imgp6290	A Willys jeep arrives
imgp6291	A Sherman tank appears, after a 5-year restoration
imgp6295	Marc stands in front of the tank
imgp6296	Heads pop up from the tank
imgp6302	The Sherman driver leaps off the tank
imgp6310	The Captain and the RAF
imgp6311	Jen and Suey
imgp6314	More dressed-up guests
imgp6315	Veterans from the 493rd bomb group and 8th Air Force
imgp6321	Marc gets a beer in
imgp6334	The Boy Phil in his RAF threads
imgp6340	Marc has a roll-up on the go
imgp6345	Suey cleans her specs on Jen's trousers
imgp6356	Some swinging action
imgp6368	Marc has a doze
imgp6372	"Sticky Wicket", the band
imgp6393	The crowd applaud the band
imgp6395	The drummer grins
imgp6413	The piano and bass players
imgp6418	DH and Suey have a dance
imgp6433	Marc and another US Army chap
imgp6439	The venue after the crowds have dispersed
imgp6447	Jen and Sue scrounge some spare pancakes
imgp6450	Back at the campsite
imgp6451	Suey brews up a cuppa