2014

TM0298 : 452nd Bomb Group memorial near Deopham Green

taken 10 years ago, near to Stalland Common, Norfolk, England

452nd Bomb Group memorial near Deopham Green
452nd Bomb Group memorial near Deopham Green
The memorial is sheltered by a small group of trees situated beside the former north-west/south-east runway. The text reads:

FEBRUARY 1944 - APRIL 1945
DEOPHAM GREEN
FROM THIS AIRFIELD
250 MISSIONS WERE FLOWN BY THE
452ND BOMB GROUP (H)
THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES
ALL WHO SERVED HERE
DEDICATED 15TH MAY 1992
RAF Deopham Green (USAAF Station 142)

RAF Deopham Green is a former World War II aerodrome, built in 1942/43 and located near the hamlet of Deopham Green. Opened in 1944, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Eighth Air Force 452nd Bombardment Group (Heavy). After the war the field was handed back to RAF Maintenance Command and public roads that had been closed during construction were re-opened. The airfield was closed in 1948 with most of the buildings torn down and the land returned to agricultural use. Many of the runways and taxiways of the old airfield remain. See also: Link


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TM0298, 43 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 29 July, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 July, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 0271 9881 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:32.9626N 0:59.3008E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 0271 9879
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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