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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Chichester
Town
Goodwood
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16615

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Current location

Behind Air Traffic Control tower; but NB - not accessible to public at present (Nov 2017)
(Next to) Fire Station on Goodwood/Chichester Airfield
Claypit Lane
Goodwood
Chichester
West Sussex
PO18 0PH
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 87662 07447
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • At edge of Airfield near Goodwood Racecourse
    Goodwood Country Park
    Chichester
    West Sussex
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SU 890 110
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Stone of remembrance formed by a rectangular marble tablet set into a stone frame and mounted on a concrete plinth. Inscription is in incised gold lettering. Top of black marble tablet has grey stone tablet inset into it with an engraving of a Spitfire and two military badges. Clouds engraved under badges.
Inscription
Design: RETURN WITH HONOR // Tablet: TO THE MEMBERS OF THE / 31ST FIGHTER GROUP / WHO, FROM THIS AERODROME, / ON 26 JULY, 1942, JOINED THEIR / BRITISH COMRADES IN COMBAT / AS THE FIRST UNITED STATES / FIGHTER GROUP IN THE / EUROPEAN THEATER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 80mm, height 900mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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