The civilian shown in front of the theater at 22:00 ish is the American comedian, Billy Gilbert. You can see his name on the marquee on the theater in the background of the photo. Fantastic work on the video! I live in the US and have never been able to visit any of the old airfields, though they are a favorite subject. This video made me feel as if I was actually there. Many thanks.

Flew over this disused airfield 3 years ago, once in a G103 Twin Astir from nearby Lyveden Airfield and also in a PA28PIPERCHEROKEE reg G-LIZI from Peterborough Sibson. Respect to those who flew in earlier times in more hazardous times. John.FAI/BGA 52417.

Thanks Peter for giving your time putting this together, really enjoyed watching it.

Congratulations Peter on preparing a well documented film which would have taken so much research, time and effort to prepare. Quite different from your usual output so again, a great challenge which kept me interested! Bravo!

Thank you so much Peter for the beautiful walk through this historic airfield. Your knowledge of this historic place is impressive

Thanks Peter. Your video was very enjoyable and informative.

Brilliant stuff peter,I'm a history fan myself

Enjoyed your video. I always wondered if there was anything left of these WW 2 sites. Nicely done Peter.

I'm a loyal fan of your Thailand videos, but I was really surprised and happy to see this video on a different but interesting topic. My father was US Army Air Force Captain stationed with the 714th Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, Seething, England - in East Anglia from 1943 to 1945. His Group flew many missions over France and Germany in B-24 Liberators. Most of these heroes are gone now, but I hope they will never be forgotten!

We live very close to Grafton Underwood, my wife and he elder sister were born on the base in 1949 after it was decommissioned; there was an acute shortage of housing and her parents, like many others, either squatted in or rented the huts, I’m not sure which. I had the great honour of meeting some of the brave American airmen there when they visited a few years ago. Thank you so much for the post and the narrative.

Gday mate cheers for all your effort putting this together. I’m also an avid abandoned airfield fan and a history buff.It’s great to see around the world and it’s better when it’s well researched. I woke up in icu four years ago. I’d lost both my legs and laying in bed contemplating my life. A movie came on about a famous bomber and a young fella told a really funny joke about a bloke loosing a few limbs haha it helped me a hell of a lot. It reminded me how like I was. Soldiers and civilians in ww2 went through a lot worse than me and did it tuff on there bare limbs after amputations. Today I have biomechanical prosthetic legs and legs for racing dirtbikes. Even my wheelchair has mud tyres.. that famous plane left a field like this in England flown by some yanks. Good onya mate this is a great documentary.

My hat is off to you Sir. Excellent historical information and narration. Thank you for this. "Lest We Forget". All the best. Mitch 🙏

A REAL TREAT of a video 👌 I hope you can find the time to do more of these. So many airfields have been lost to time. All that effort and sacrifice forgotten and overgrown. Brought back in a wonderful way. Thank you for being amazing 👏

Thank you so much Peter for such an excellent video. It is , indeed, very important that we retain as much of these WW2 bases as possible, thus allowing our younger generation an insight to what we oldies experienced all those years ago.

I would just like to say thanks Peter, that was as good as it were suprising

Afternoon Peter that was brilliant and very well put together.you put a lot of effort into this video.very very interesting and I enjoyed it very much.thank you for your hard work on showing us all.you get a 100000% from me.hopefully more videos on the way.👍🏼

A man of many talents. Most youngsters would be checking their phone and totally miss everything.

Cheers Peter. I am you in reverse, stuck out here in Bangkok (teacher) and missing home; that image you showed of the bushes beginning to bloom into new green leaves was very welcoming.

really appreciate this video thanks

Well done Peter, great presentation,very interesting, Mick nong khai

Really good video Peter, this place isnt too far from me. Ive always been interested in anything World War 2. Ive worked in a fair few of these old air bases and often imagine what it was like back then. Thanks for your time and effort, both on Thailand and now war history 👏

Thanks, Peter, for a very worthwhile video showing a real slice of WWII history. Very interesting to see the current photos compared to the actual scenes when the base was active during the war. Appreciate your efforts to research the base, and provide details of the lives of the soldiers and airmen who served there. My father, who is 92, entered the Army when he turned 18 in 1946, so he is just a few years younger than many of the people who were stationed there.

Great job peter my dad was in the navy

Very nice tour, you`ve studied well. When it comes to sites of historical interest I hate "Private Property" signs. But that`s me. PS. Great news about the visitor centre.

Thanks for sharing.

Really interesting thank you

Well put together...

If you plan on doing any more video may I suggest RAF Upper Heyford and RAF Greenham Common nice job on the video Pete I hope things are well keeping the video coming "The "rock-solid" relationship between the United States and Great Britain that President Barack Obama described during his March 2012 meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron was, in part, forged in the fires of World Wars I and II Despite fervent wishes to remain neutral in both conflicts, the U.S. allied with Great Britain both times. Take care and God bless

really enjoyed this Peter very well put together , stay safe mate ,korp koon kap

Well done Peter. I appreciated the education. In one of your comments, you mentioned exploring the airfield for quite a few years. I was just wondering, have you ever thought about or sought permission from the estate to use a metal detector in the communal areas ? Maybe it's not allowed, but I imagine a lot of interesting things could be found there

love vids like this. people can learn so much from history. one thing though, people cannot understand what these young men went through unless like my self had shots fired in anger at them by trained professionals

Great video of a new and different subject. Talk about bravery of the young men[3 uncles WW2 USAAF], I had the privilege of looking inside waist gunner position of a B-17 at a stateside airshow, the metal there was no thicker than a razor blade for protection against flak and fighter cannon. Another topic for you could be missile silos when the UK had its own long range missiles.

A really good video for the public to be able to see how Grafton park woods are now. Maybe if you come again you could contact our group ‘Friends of the 384th’ and we can take you round and show you more that you may not have found before and give you more accurate information too. We love this place and have been carrying out a lot of work lately so I imagine it has changed a fair bit since you were there last. Thanks for your video.

respect for showcasing this..lots of sacrifice goes with service

It's only fitting that the operations buildings will be preserved. It hopefully allows new generations to realise the sacrifices made, for freedoms we have. Thanks Peter, interesting video. 🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

🏆🏆🏆👍🇺🇲🙏 Thank you for sharing

we have another airfield just north of harborough , i believe they had wellington bombers stationed there again three runways with some of it still visible but rapidly disappearing under a housing estate and industrial park , but some of the peripheral pill boxes etc are still visble , syston of course in northamptonshire was i think a ww 2 airfield , there is another to the east of corby but the name escapes me , the main runway is still intact at this site , take it easy kind regards from harborough

As you said, not my sort of video; however, you have made an absolutely fantastic documentary which deserves to be aired on TV, rather BBC