"They Came in Our Hour of Need":: OS grid TM0639 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TM0639 : "They Came in Our Hour of Need"

near to Raydon, Suffolk, Great Britain

"They Came in Our Hour of Need"

Raydon Airfield Memorial, the monument remembers the members of the USAAF 833 & 862 Aviation Engineering Battalions and 353,357,358 Fighter Groups who served at Raydon Airfield in WW2. The plaque says "They Came in Our Hour of Need". It stands at the end of one of the main runways. The photo was taken looking southwest. The remains of the airscrews are from P51 Mustang on the Right and a P47 thunderbolt on the left. Both types operated from Raydon.

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2005

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Grid Square: TM0639, 3 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Glyn Baker (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (First for TM0639)
First in 5 Years (TPoint) ^?
Date Taken: Saturday, 20 August, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 21 August, 2005
Category: Memorial > Memorial (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TM 061 395 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:0.9381N 1:0.1224E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TM 061 395
View Direction: Southwest (about 225 degrees)