Betty Hockey has many memories from those far off wartime days. Betty and her Nonstops Troop Show gave over 1,000 concert shows to forces under Southern Command and, they did a marvellous job during those dark days.

Betty had a daytime war job of driving a van around the area, collecting used tyres for recycling.

Thus she was able to call into any camp or unit to ask if they would like the show to visit them. Needless to say they never refused. Indeed, once having been, there was always a great demand for them to return. The 'Nonstops' were very popular with all those in uniform.

The 394th Bomb Group United States Air Force was stationed at Holmsley South Airfield just prior to D-Day. Basically it was RAF and Betty made arrangements to give their show out there on the eve of D-Day.

"Little did we know what was to happen that night," said Betty. "All hell let loose I guess."

There was a marquee erected for the show and they were warned that there would be much comings and goings. For this reason they sang the National Anthem and the Star Spangled Banner before the show instead of after as was usual.

"There was much tension in the air and one sensed that something awful was about to happen yet not knowing what," said Betty. "The Anthem went off uninterrupted, as usual with the British ... The rest of this story along with other interesting, chilling and thought provoking true stories can be found in the book Ghost Stations™ The Story

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