the Band of the Royal Air Force College is arguably the band which is most steeped in musical history and tradition. Based at RAF College Cranwell, Lincolnshire since its formation, the Band ...
There are former RAF bases scattered around the East of England, with few still serving their purpose. Instead, many have reverted back to agricultural use, or become sites for development.
On 15 December 1944, the hugely popular musician Major Glenn Miller boarded a small plane at an RAF base in Bedfordshire. The American army band leader was heading to Paris to cheer on the Allied ...
In December 1944 the US airman and band leader boarded a UC-64A Norseman at RAF Twinwood, Bedfordshire, but the plane vanished over the English Channel and never reached its destination in France.