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Title
Spanhoe Airfield Memorial (315th Troop Carrier Group USAAF)
Date
1983
Medium
limestone
Measurements
H 300 x W 80 x D 80 cm (E)
Accession number
NN17_CS_S003
Acquisition method
erected by the Second World War 315TH Troop Carrier Association
Work type
War memorial
Owner
315TH Troop Carrier Association
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
17/08/15
Access
at all times
Inscription description
SPANHOE AIRFIELD / 1944 -1945 / THE SQUADRONS OF 315TH TROOP CARRIER / GROUP U.S. ARMRY AOR FORCES / FLEW FROM THIS SITE / ON AIRBOURNE MISSIONS TO / NORMANDY, ARNHEM AND THE RHINE / FOR THE LIBERATION OF WESTERN EUROPE / AND THE DEFENCE OF FREEDOM / ERECTED BY THE W.W.II 315TH / TROOP CARRIER ASSOCIATION / 1983 / THOSE WHO GAVE ALL / (NAMES) / (...)