2020

TL5178 : 115 Squadron memorial at ex RAF Witchford

taken 4 years ago, near to Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England

115 Squadron memorial at ex RAF Witchford
115 Squadron memorial at ex RAF Witchford
It reads: "No. 115 Squadron Bomber Command Royal Air Force.
In honour and memory of those who served during the Second World War 1939 ~ 1945.
Erected by members of No. 115 Squadron Association and dedicated on the 21st of May 1989 by the Bishop of Ely.
During World War two the Squadron was based at R.A.F stations Marham, Mildenhall, East Wretham, Little Snoring and here at Witchford. This memorial is sited on what was once the runway from which Lancaster aircraft took off on bombing operations. Per Ardua Ad Astra"
A closer look can be seen here Link
WW2 Airfield and Squadron memorials

Royal Air Force and USAAF Station memorials, where they exist, have been erected on, or close to the airfield, primarily to honour those who served and to perpetuate the memory of those who lost their life during the Second World War.
They differ in size, from large, striking memorials, sometimes with flagpoles completing the setting, often with depictions of aircraft, squadron badges and the basic layout of the airfield itself etched into the memorial, to minimalist, and even almost commercial, but nevertheless equally sincere in their remembrance and gratitude to those who served and to the sacrifices made in times of war.
In many instances, much of the Air Station will have been demolished in the intervening years, and returned to agriculture, or converted into an industrial or housing estate, eventually to fade from the landscape altogether, but hopefully will remain a little longer in the memory of those who encounter the memorials along the roads and pathways.
Most were operational from 1939, until just after end of the War in 1945. The bases were home to brave young men and women who served the allied forces flying fighters and bombers from the runways of the airfield, sometimes never to return.


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TL5178, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Adrian S Pye   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5192 7892 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:23.2342N 0:13.8547E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5193 7892
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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