Eastern Counties VR378 (VNG 378H) at RAF Mildenhall - Aug 1979

A Saturday evening in August 1979 - Eastern Counties Omnibus Company VR378 (VNG 378H), an Eastern Coachworks bodied Bristol VR new in November 1969, seen at RAF Mildenhall (Beck Row) in an area that would become totally off limits to the public in later years due to heightened security. This was the terminus of the regular service 974 from Bury St. Edmunds via Flempton, Lackford and Mildenhall. At the time of this photograph there was just one single trip on Saturdays numbered 975 which departed Bury St. Edmunds at 1740 travelling via Risby, Cavenham Cross Roads and then to the A1101 at Lackford where it turned left for Icklingham – a hybrid of service 970 and 974. The United States Air Force has been based at RAF Mildenhall for many years and the building on the left was the Starlift Cafeteria operated by AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service).