USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial
USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial

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A roadside memorial stone and plinth dedicated to the 384th Bombardment Group, United States of America 8th Air Force. The plinth is surmounted by a stone of remembrance with inscriptions. In front of the memorial is a chain supported by four posts. Squadron crests and names are inscribed on the plinth sides and posts. Beneath each inscription is a motif of a B-17 bomber aircraft. The memorial was restored and rededicated in 1984 after water damage.
Title

USAAF Grafton Underwood War Memorial

Date

1977

Medium

granite

Measurements

H 117 x W 147 x D 66 cm (E)

Accession number

NN14_CS_S003

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Northamptonshire Council Council

Custodian

Grafton Underwood Parish Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1st January 1977

Access

at all times

Inscription description

THE 384TH BOMBARDMENT / GROUP (H) - 8TH AIR FORCE / OF THE / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FLEW FROM THIS AIRFIELD / 1943 - 1945; side 2: THE FIRST AND LAST / BOMBS DROPPED BY THE / 8TH AIR FORCE WERE FROM / AIRPLANES FLYING FROM / GRAFTON UNDERWOOD; plinth: 544TH 545TH 546TH 547TH

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Located at

Grafton Road, Grafton Underwood

NN14 3AB

Located alongside Grafton Road.