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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Avenue / Tree or grove
- District
- North Wiltshire
- Town
- Lyneham
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Berlin Airlift (1948-1949)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 24155
Current location
North of the Officer's Mess
RAF Lyneham
Lyneham
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
SN15 4PZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SU 02320 78630
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three trees with plaque on low brick wall
- Inscription
- THESE 3 LIME TREES WERE GENEROUSLY PRESENTED/ TO RAF LYNEHAM BY THE SENATE OF THE CITY OF/ BERLIN TO MARK THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/ INVOLVEMENT OF 24, 30 AND 47 SQUADRONS IN/ THE BERLIN AIRLIFT 1948
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Berlin Airlift (1948-1949)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Berlin Airlift (1948-1949)
- Components
- Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Wall
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 2010: Advised memorial is in a bad state but some progress is being made in order to have it refurbished.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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