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19-06-2008, 05:46 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ipswich
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 | R.A.F. Bradwell, Essex Working in Bradwell, Essex today, came across a sign for a memorial. Some attached pics, unfortunately only had works phone with me. Names of RAF, RNZAF, RCAF and RAAF Airmen and 1 Belgian.
__________________ 51 highland www.keep-em-moving.com Là á Bhlàir's math na Càirdean (Friends are good in the day of battle) Na diobair caraid's a charraid (Forsake not a friend in the fray) Cuimhnichibh na suinn nach maireann . Mairidh an cliu beo gu brath. (In memory of the Heroes who are no more. May their Fame live on forever) Last edited by 51highland; 19-06-2008 at 06:04 PM. Reason: forgot Belgian |
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19-06-2008, 06:12 PM
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| I Like Tanks.   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion.
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| That's an airfield that cropped up elsewhere recently, the control tower is now a private house. I tried but failed to find more pictures of it: Control tower on site of Raf Bradwell bay,
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19-06-2008, 07:53 PM
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| Very Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor UK
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| What an eye catching Memorial, thanks for posting the photos.
__________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by |
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20-06-2008, 09:52 AM
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| Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor UK
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| Thought I'd look at one name on the memorial and came up with the following.
16 September 1944. No.611 Squadron. F/L. L V. King. Spitfire IX MH363. Carrying out an armed recce in the Amsterdam area, F/L King attacked motorised transport; the target exploded and the aircraft crashed.
__________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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