Ww2 airmen leave their mark on the ceiling of a british pub in cambridge

[Gil Boyd]

We have a pub in Benet Street, Cambridge, an old coaching inn, called THE EAGLE.
It was frequented by all the 8th Air Force Squadrons from in and around Cambridge during WW2. Bassingbourn/Alconbury/Mildenhall/Molesworth to name a few, all B17 bases.
The crews were allowed to sign their names on the ceiling with candle smoke which they did, and it survived.
Anytime the premises undergo modifications, the ceiling is covered and now I am so pleased to see there is a presrvation order on the ceiling. This is the same Cambridge pub that CRICK & WATSON devised DNA as we know it today. Albeit, many references state RAF, the majority of those who signed this ceiling were squadrons based on USAF bases like Bassingbourn Airfield near Royston 10 miles away. Steeped in history, Royston holds the only underground safe dug by the Knights Templars to store thier gold on return from the Holy Land too.

Hope this photo can do it justice RIP brave airmen:

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