Russell Kent wrote:

In that locale and era, weren't airfields literally fields (i.e. no designated
runways) so that every takeoff and landing was directly into the wind? If so,
then all of the structures could potentially be under the flight path
(depending
on the wind direction at the time). But I don't doubt that the tent was
placed
there with the full intention of plowing through it for the camera.

Most of the fields in East Anglia has concrete runways. A notable exception was
Duxford, where the P47's could take off on the very wide grass eight abreast.
An entire figher group could get off in a couple of minutes and save precious
fuel. I have some home movies from a friend of a group takeoff for an escort
mission. (He flew 105 missions out of Duxford).

-- Charlie Springer