IX Squadron RAF Memorial - Bardney, Lincolnshire. UK - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

A small Memorial placed in a small park in the village, on Horncastle Road at the junction with Church Lane, opposite the more traditional War Memorial for those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars.

Plaque:

IX Squadron RAF
In memory of all ranks
killed or missing 1939-1945

The Squadron flew from Honington, Suffolk 1939-1942
Waddington 1942-1943, & from Bardney 1943-1945



A nearby information board describing the village sign states:

Propeller
To commemorate the servicemen of IX Squadron Royal Air Force who flew Lancaster bombers from RAF Bardney between 1943 and 1945. They bombed the U-boat pens using "Tallboy" bombs and with help of the Norwegian Resistance, bombed the German battleship "Tirpitz". The Lancaster propeller rests on a plinth incorporating a slab of Norwegian stone.


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Property Permission: Public Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Horncastle Road/Church Lane Bardney, Lincolnshire.England. UK Commemoration: IX Squadron RAF. In memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939-1945 Date of Dedication: Not listed Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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