Tarrant Rushton Airfield

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Reference WMO/97433

Address:

Entrance to Disused airfield

(Known as Windy Corner)

Tarrant Rushton

DT11 8SB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is a free standing stone within a paved and walled area with three separate plaques on it. Each plaque represents an aspect of the history of the airfield, but the memorial constitutes a single entity. One plaque (probably the first) refers to all who served here, with specific groups mentioned on it. A second on the front face refers to 298 and 644 squadrons of the RAF who towed the gliders from the Army Air Corps, Glider Pilot Regiment for the raids on D Day including the initial Op to take 'Pegasus' bridge and the River Orne bridge . Glider Pilots from this Airfield also flew Heavy Hamilcar Gliders, which could transport small tanks and other heavy equipment to the battlefield to support Airborne units. The third, on the side refers to RN and Fleet Air Arm personnel. See Comment of 28/5/2024 regarding the history and location of the airfield and its memorial.
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Plaque: THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES ALL WHO OPERATED/ FROM/ TARRANT RUSHTON AIRFIELD 1943 - 1980/ UNVEILED 6TH JUNE 1982 Plaque: TO HONOUR ALL WHO SERVED/ WITH 298 AND 644 SQUADRONS R.A.F./ C SQUADRON GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT Plaque: TO/ COMMEMORATE/ ROYAL NAVY AND FLEET AIR ARM/ PERSONNEL/ WHO SERVED ON THIS AIRFIELD/ 1943 - 1945

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