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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