RAF Sawbridgeworth memorial
Following
on from the successful building of the RAF Hunsdon memorial,another
memorial has been built at former RAF Sawbridgeworth.
The
memorial was dedicated and unveiled on May 14th 2006.This tied in with
II(AC)Squadron's 94th anniversary reunion which was held in Harlow that
year.
We would like to thank all who have contributed to
the building and funding of the memorial.
Special thanks to Tony Jenkins and
Philip C Nathan and indeed all the staff of the The Stock Exchange Veterans Charity Association
who have made a very welcome and large donation to the group.
This donation means we can pay off our debts and have some funds left for the
upkeep of the Sawbridgeworth memorial, and for that we are extremely grateful.
We would also like to thank the local company of
Brace-Turner for all of their help in the loan of
equipment,
physical help and encouragement.
The RAF Sawbridgeworth memorial is sited at the entrance to the Shingle Hall farm estate in front of the old guardhouse.This
is now in use as an industrial unit.
The landowner Mr David Morris kindly allowed us to build the memorial on what we consider to be an ideal site.
The
memorial is brick built and incorporates a propeller from a crashed WW2
P-51 Mustang, which was generously donated by the East Anglian Aviation
Society who are based at the Tower museum at Bassingbourne near
Royston.
The Sawbridgeworth memorial is sited at the entrance to the Shingle Hall farm estate in front of the old guardhouse.This
is now in use as an industrial unit.
A few pictures of the memorial being built.
RAF Sawbridgeworth
