USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial
USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial

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Two RAF and USAAF fighter wings are mounted and joined together by a black stone tablet on tapering square sectioned plinths. These stand on a two-stepped square base platform. There is an incised inscription on the tablet, with the lettering infilled with gold coloured paint. Squadron badges are incised on the sides of both plinths. Two smaller plaques describe the dedication ceremony and creators of the memorials. The whole memorial is surrounded by paving stones and enclosed on three sides with a wooden fence. Two low walls form an entrance from the roadside lay-by.
Title

USAAF Kings Cliffe Memorial

Date

1983

Medium

stone & granite

Measurements

H 200 x W 300 x D 150 cm

Accession number

PE8_CS_S002

Acquisition method

erected by the Kings Cliffe Airfield Memorial Trust

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

25th August 1983

Access

at all times

Inscription description

main tablet : KINGS CLIFFE AIRFIELD / STATION 367 / TO COMMEMORATE THE / ETERNAL MEMORY OF THOSE / AMERICAN, BRITISH, BELGIAN / AND COMMONWEALTH AIRMEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM / 1939 - 1945 / LEST WE FORGET; dedication plaque: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY / H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER / IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY / DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ON THE / 25. AUGUST 1983; designer and builder plaque: ERECTED BY THE KINGS CLIFFE / AIRFIELD MEMORIAL TRUST / (NAMES) / CONTRACTOR

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Located at

Wansford Road, Kings Cliffe

PE8 6XU

Located beside the Wansford Road in a layby location 0.7 miles from Park Street junction.