Tony

Well I guess Malvern / Worcester would be about 50 miles from Parkend, so how many "services" bases would have been in WWII within a circle centred on Parkend sweeping from Malvern around ? - a fair number I would guess !

Herefordshire had a number of RAF bases, such as Madeley & Credenhill, and a munitions factory - Rotherwas..

Worcestershire had RAF facilities at Defford, Croome Court etc

Gloucester had RAF Innsworth and Quedgley, Morton Valence and other.

In Monmouthshire the RAF base at Caerwent , munitions factory at Glascoed

Wiltshire - may just be in 50miles - Wotton Bassett munitions factory

sorry if this doesn't narrow things down