Airfield/village Memorials

[1marshn30]

Thanks guys keep them coming. There is a nice one in
Wroughton village near Swindon consisting of a
Mosaic wall and 3 children's benches I will post
Pictures when I have uploaded off camera
Regards Ni

[1marshn30]

480 by marshn2010, on Flickr


478 by marshn2010, on Flickr

477 by marshn2010, on Flic

481 by marshn2010, on Flickr

Hi all here are the pics from Wrougthon village They can be found outside the village community centre .Just behind the centre there is a carpark for the local shops and I can recommend the coffee shop.
regards
NI

[Philwinward]

War memorial in Badwell Ash has a plaque on it commemorating B17. 42-3544 "Stars and Stripes".
Aircraft belonged to 550 B/Sq, 385 B/Group. Crashed after takeoff from Great Ashfield airfield 5th Jan 1944 .
One survivor from crew.
Part of Great Ashfield runway still exists a couple of miles north of Elmswell , east of Bury St Edmunds.

Phil

[Pune]

Memorial on Vatersay (Outer Hebrides) to crew of Catalina that crashed in 1944, amazingly quite a bit of the airframe remains, (not sure if this is posted in correct thread/area?).

[rh226]

This Catalina was JX273 of 302FTU based at RAF Oban (seaplane base).

See also http://www.501places.com/2013/07/catalina-on-vatersay/.

[1marshn30]

Thanks for the post Pune and Bob it looks like it is in a beautiful location
Ni

[tm74sqn]

Thanks to all who have posted on this topic. Some very interesting information and pictures.

Note that actually it was Lancaster W4175 (not WF4175) that crashed on Coningsby gasworks on 20/03/43.

TM74

[Pune]

Thanks for the post Pune and Bob it looks like it is in a beautiful location
Ni

Hi,
It is in a most beautiful area yes, quite emotional when you are there in the quiet with the memorial and your thoughts. Well worth the trip if you are up that way..

[1marshn30]

HI guys sorry its be a while since my last post .

Back in October I went to the village of Woodend in Northants by chance on the anniversary of this sad incident .

1128 by marshn2010, on Flickr

Next to the main stone is a very good information board
1131 by marshn2010, on Flickr

In August I Visited South Cerney and in the church graveyard is a bench in memory of the crew of Hercules XV180 which crashed at Fairford in1969.

196 by marshn2010, on Flickr

200 by marshn2010, on Flickr

I also visited nearby Down Ampney Church which also has a garden of remembrance for those who served at the nearby airfield and a nice stained glass window

I hope to make some more trips around when the weather improves .
Comments and information always welcome
Nigel

[1marshn30]

Hi all on the BBC news this morning they ran an item on a nee memorial at Great Rollright Oxon to the crew of a B-17 that came down on the edge of the Village
Ni

[1marshn30]

hi all Sir Frank Whittle statue outside the Coventry Transport Museum.

Sir Frank Whittle who made the cheap foriegn trip possible by marshn2010, on Flickr

[1marshn30]

Hi all not be able to post for far to long as laptop died!!! Here is one from a trp to Yorkshire in 1999
10 Sqn Memorial RAF Melbourne Yorkshire by marshn2010, on Flickr

Will post more in the near future
Ni

[1marshn30]

Radar Memorial by marshn2010, on Flickr

As promised new posts.The Birth of Radar memorial near Daventy at Radmoor

[1marshn30]

Birth of Radar by marshn2010, on Flickr

[1marshn30]

IMG_20181012_132930 by marshn2010, on Flickr

[1marshn30]

Memorial to the crew of B-17G 43-38812 from the 749BS 457BG which crashed 23/12/44 near Great Rollright Oxfordshire by marshn2010, on Flickr

[1marshn30]

Hi all here is a memorial window in Sibford Gower Church to F/O Hugh Oddie .He was the pilot of 78Sqn Halifax EY-S shot down on 26/6/43 Over Bergen Holland . The rest of his crew became P.O.W s

F/O M.H Oddie lost on ops 26/6/43 Pilot 78Sqn Halifax JB928 EY-S Sibford Gower Church by marshn2010, on Flickr

Also buried in the churchyard from the Great war

AirMech2 Barton Sibford Gower Church by marshn2010, on Flickr

Not forgotten 101years on almost to the day

Ni

[1marshn30]

Hi all
Folloing an enjoyable tour round Upper Heyford with Knife 04 and others I thought I would start posting the HAS shelter names that I got from last Sunday and the previous visit .
Apperently one had HAS was named Sir Douglas Bader but some kind soul had nicked it !!!
I dont know if other bases have named HAS .
Thanks again Darren for a great day out.
Ni

HAS 1 QRA Area Amn3 Harry R Crites JR USNOnly USN fatality during the Berlin Airlift Crew chief on R5D ( C-54) 56502 VR-06 Which crashed 11/12/48 in Germany by marshn2010, on Flickr

[1marshn30]

Hi all found on a wall opposite the War Memorial in the village of Aldsworth Glos on my way home from RIAT

Hurricane II c Z3776 LK-R 87Sqn Crash Memorial Aldsworth Glos by marshn2010, on Flickr

87Sqn were based at The Nearby RAF Bibury and the pilot is also remembered on a plaque in the Stoke on Trent museum and at the cities Crematurium

[1marshn30]

RAF Edgehill by marshn2010, on Flickr

IMG_20200901_103247 by marshn2010, on Flickr