Chelveston Memorial - Northamptonshire, UK
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This shiny new memorial stands on the B645 in the village of Chelveston, Northamptonshire.
Waymark Code: WM327A
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/28/2008
Views: 99
The memorial is in a grand design with a weather vane on the top. The aeroplane is the Flying Fortress which the US troops used to fly and died in service flying for the war effort.
On the memorial is the following:
This monument is dedicated in gratitude to the memory of the men who served with the 305th Bombardment Group flying from the Chelveston airfield one mile SE of this site during World War II. The group flew 480 missions and 769 men were killed with many more wounded in action. This pole was the wind sock mast which proudly dominated the roof of the main hangar.
Date of Dedication: 05/26/2007
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Park near the pub and walk round the footpath
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
The Green
Chelveston, Northamptonshire United Kingdom
NN9 6AJ
Commemoration: 305th Bombardment Group
Access times: Not listed
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