92ND BOMB GROUP WW2 AIR BASE FROM THE AIR, ALSO PODINGTON VILLAGE.

Podington is a village and civil parish in northwest Bedfordshire in England, United Kingdom. The village is within the electoral ward of Harrold in the Borough of Bedford. Podington lies around 16 km (10 miles) northwest of Bedford and is about 2 km (1.2 miles) east of the county border with Northamptonshire. Podington is a small picturesque rural village; many of its buildings are stone cottages dating from the 18th century, and some even earlier. Nearby there is paintballing and Podington Garden Centre can be found in the High Street. Podington was included in the Domesday Book 1086; and has been recorded as "Podintone" and "Potintone" from the 13th century and later as "Puddington" Today it is sometimes spelt (or misspelt) "Poddington". Located around 3 km (2 miles) southeast of the village are what is left of the 92nd Bomb Group air base from world war two and now called Santa Pod Raceway. Hinwick House is found at a crossroads under 1 km (0.5 miles) south of the village.

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• 92ND BOMB GROUP
• PODINGTON VILLAGE FROM THE AIR
• WW2
• 1944/45.