RAF Chailey, East Sussex, UK
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A memorial to those who served at RAF Chailey Advanced Landing Ground.
Waymark Code: WMQX54
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/09/2016
Views: 1
This memorial is adjacent to the Plough pub, North of Plumpton Green. The surrounding area is farmland. The pub building is post-war, as the original Plough was demolished to make way for the Chailey Advanced Landing Ground.
The monument is a tall pyramid, topped with a metal cruciform shape representing an aircraft
The plaque reads
Royal Air Force
CHAILEY
Advanced Landing Ground
1943-1945
84 Group 2nd Tactical Air Force
No. 18 POLISH SECTOR HQ
No. 131 Polish Fighter Wing
302 CITY OF POZNAN SQUADRON
308 CISTY OF KRAKOW Squadron
317 CITY OF WILNO Squadron
In memory of
Fl. Lt. Jan Kurowski 308 Squadron
k.i.a. 21st May 1944
Fl. Officer Mieczyslaw Adamek 317 Squadron
THESE WERE THE ONLY AIRCREW LOST FROM RAF CHAILEY
Rest in peace
A nation will always live if there are people ready to die.
Josef Chielnicki RAF (Poland)
For more information:
Date of Dedication: 01/08/2000
Property Permission: Private
Access instructions: The memorial appears to be on the grounds of the pub but access is not restricted
Location of waymark:
The Plough Inn
South Road
Plumpton Green, Sussex UK
BN7 3DF
Commemoration: Those who served at RAF Chailey Advanced Landing Ground
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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