For five years at the beginning of the 1940s the quiet countryside around the Buckinghamshire village of Wing was the scene of a period of activity not witnessed in those parts before or since. As with numerous other sites in the east of England, an area of open fields was selected for the construction of an airfield to be utilized by the RAF for the training of bomber aircrew. The peaceful country lanes were soon to be busy with the movement of men, women and vehicles, whilst the skies above were filled with the many types of aircraft as they took off and landed at RAF Wing. The story of the airfield and Number 26 Operational Training Unit which was based there, is one of real friendship and trust, courage and bravery, sadness and joy. The events of those few years shaped the lives of all who were there and their memories offer an insight into life in such an establishment in the extraordinary days of World War II.

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