2008

SU3889 : Memorial to Grove airfield

taken 16 years ago, near to East Challow, Oxfordshire, England

Memorial to Grove airfield
Memorial to Grove airfield
This plaque, context here SU3889 : Memorial to Grove airfield, is placed at the southern end of the main runway. In case it is unclear in the photo, the full inscription reads:
ROYAL AIRFORCE STATION GROVE
1942-1960
U.S. ARMY AIRFORCE STATION NO 519
1943-1945
HOME OF THE 31st TRANSPORT GROUP

87th, 313th, 314th Transport Squadron
310th, 325th, 326th Ferrying Squadron
806th, 811th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron

THE 31st TRANSPORT GROUP FLYING FROM GROVE AIRFIELD
PARTICIPATED IN FIVE CAMPAIGNS

NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE

THE MISSION, TRANSPORTING PRIORITY CARGO AND PASSENGERS, FERRYING AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATING WOUNDED

IN HONOR OF COLONEL CARL R FELDMANN
FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 31st TRANSPORT GROUP
AND ALL WHO SERVED IN THE GROUP

Dedicated 2nd October 1998

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Category: Plaque
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Photographer
Graham Horn   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 22 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 August, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 386 891 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.9872N 1:26.6459W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 386 891
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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