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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Duxford
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47403

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Current location

American Air Museum
near south-west corner.
American Air Museum
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Duxford
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 45734 45886
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • The Post Office
    Grafton Underwood
    Kettering
    Northamptonshire
    NN14 3AA
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SP 92331 80292
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Replica 3 light stained glass in oak frame and tracery. Does not have inscription of original, bears Stars and Stripes and Union Flag in centre of tracery. Outside tracery, from left, shows squadron insignia 544th/545th/546th. Main lights consist of stylised B17 Flying Fortress + 547th, Cross and Star of David, Badge of 384th Bomb Group above Fortress.
Inscription
LABEL ON EXHIBIT: This is a replica of a stained-glass window in the church at / St James the Apostle, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire. // ... exists as a memorial to the / men who served at the / nearby airfield - Station 106. Several units were bases there, but it / is most associated with the 384th Bomb Group. Over 1,500 of the / Group's airmen were killed or reported as Missing in Action / operating from the airfield. // This window has been kindly loaned by / the 384th Bomb Goup Association, {previously Q Bland}
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height 750MM, width 500MM
    Materials: Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
IWM

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