Not the same Squadron or airfield, but I like this anyway ; -

' Never Go Back - They Say '

I went back to the old field
At the close of an Autumn day,
To find the tower crumbling,
The hangars filled with hay.

The dead leaves swirled and eddied
And crunched beneath my foot.
This concrete base, complete with plough,
Was once the gunners' hut.

What could it be, what was it
That I had come to find ?
Traces of my vanished youth ?
Or was it peace of mind ?

The shadows darkened, lengthened,
As I slowly strolled around,
Stood and looked and listened
As they crept along the ground.

And then I heard - or did I ?
A faintly mocking laugh,
The tinkle of a spanner,
The chuckle of a WAAF.

The muted sound of Merlins,
Throttles eased by ghostly hands,
Screech of tyres on tarmac,
The lost coming in to land.

For here were ghosts in plenty,
Young ghosts of yesteryear,
But I am young no longer
And am not wanted here.

I went back to the old field
At the close of an Autumn day.
I wish to God I'd listened,
And I had stayed away.

Roy Collins - Air Gunner, 90 Squadron ( Lancasters )

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson