2015

TL9578 : Coney Weston village sign (detail)

taken 9 years ago, near to Coney Weston, Suffolk, England

Coney Weston village sign (detail)
Coney Weston village sign (detail)
For a wider view of this location see > Link. The aircraft depicted in the sign commemorate the 388th Bomb Group which was stationed at the nearby RAF Knettishall (also referred to as RAF Coney Weston) during WW2.
RAF Knettishall - USAAF Station 136

RAF Knettishall is located roughly ten kilometres (six miles) south-east of Thetford between the villages of Knettishall and Coney Weston, on the south side of the Little Ouse Valley and bordering the area of heath and forest known as the Breckland, The aerodrome was constructed by W&C French Ltd to Class A specifications, comprising the standard 50-metres wide concrete runways, with the main runway being 1,830 metres (6,000 feet) long and the two intersecting secondary runways 1,280 metres (4,200 feet) each in length was however soon handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and designated Station 136.


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Coney Weston Village Sign [14] · Wider View of this Location [2] Title Clusters: · Coney Weston village sign (detail) [2] ·
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TL9578, 52 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 10 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 11 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 9530 7809 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:21.9627N 0:52.0255E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 9529 7808
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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