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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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| Legendary 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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| 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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17-09-2008, 04:46 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heybridge Basin, Maldon, Essex
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 | I have a modern day picture of the control tower on my website at: http://www.seylec.com/id5.html There is a link about the history of Bradwell control tower with more photos. Also for more history on RAF Bradwell, a local guy called Stephen Nunn had a book published recently called 'Maldon, The Dengie & Battles in the Skies (1939 - 1945)' which documents over 100 aircraft coming down in the area. Obviously a fair few where involved with Bradwell. Stephen does give talks at the Combined Services Museum in Maldon which is worth a visit. I've also got a link to the Roy Calvert website and his Lancaster 'Taipo' with an astounding photo of his flack torn bomber after it crash landed back at Bradwell. If anybody has any questions about the Maldon (Essex) area, please email me and I will see what I can find. |
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