Capt. Clark Gable (right) was stationed in Bassingbourn.
Personalities that were on base:
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth*, Bob Hope*, Frances Langford*,
Clark Gable*, Cardinal Spellman (NY), E. Roosevelt (Gp. to Africa),
Ambassador Wineat (England), Frank Capra (Film crew), E. Rickenbacker
(WWI), General D. Eisenhower, General
J. Doolittle (8AF), General C. Spaatz (ETO), General F. Armstrong,
Colenel S. Wray (91BG), Colenel
F. Gabreski (ACE-31), FLT LT. "Screwball" Beurling (31
1/3)
*Shown below
