In the spirit of the Christmas Season, I am dedicating this post to the hardworking and often overlooked woman from the North Pole:
MRS. SANTA CLAUS
Who feeds the reindeer all their hay?
Who wraps the gifts and packs the sleigh?
Who’s helping Santa every day?
Mrs. Santa Claus
Who keeps his red suit looking nice?
Who does he turn to for advice?
Who gives the brownies all their spice?
Mrs. Santa Claus
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As 2017 draws to a close and another year passes, I’d like to look back at some of the highlights of the blog so far.
Since starting the site, way back in 2014, I have learned a lot about Britain’s airfields, their design and construction, and the men and machines that flew from them. What started as a record of memories has turned into a passion of history and hopefully, a dedication to all those who served, fought and died at these places. I have also seen how gradually, over time, many of these historic sites have sadly disappeared, beaten by the onslaught of time, the developers pen, and the ploughs of the industrial farmer evermore determined to draw out more crops from his expanding domain.
What were once massive military sites covering a vast acreage of land, homes to several thousand people who were all doing ‘their bit’ for…
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