Leiston Airfield, Station 373, England

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Home of the 357th FG – Jan 44-July45

362nd FS Area	Leiston Control Tower (CT) Number on the control tower 36, indicates the runway in use.	Another view of the Tower (CT) P-51 G4-Z, Hot Shot flown by John Duncan waits to taxi. Crew Chief George Roepke watches on the far right.	469th Service Squadron, preformed heavy maintenance on all the 357th FG Mustangs, such as wing changes or anything the squadrons could not handle.
P-51s buzzing airfield	P-51 buzzing arrival	362 FS Area	362nd hangar
363rd FS Area	Radio Direction Finder (RDF) Silo at Site 13. Leiston Radio Beacon used for Naviagtion.	363 FS Crew Chief Line Shack. Made out of wood from packing crates and decorated with names of home towns, favorite bars or mileage markers. These provided shelter to the ground crews. Armorer Percy Signore poses with a .50 caliber machine gun.	Pilots in front of the 363rd FS Operations
363rd FS area looking toward Old Crow parking ramp, 363rd FS Operations and other 363rd FS parking spots	364th FS Area	364th Typical Crew Chief Line Shack	364FS Orderly Room
Flight line maintenance	More Flight line maintenance	Mustang C5-F, "The Whisler", on approximately HS 32 or 33. CT in left of picture. Field Wind Sock in center of photo.	The WWII airborne photos of Leiston Airfield were taken by Bob Prante from a 100th Bomb Group B-17. Bob was a 364th FS armorer and later transferred to the 357th FG Photo Shop.