No 11 Fighter Group Operations Room

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Stone of remembrance
District: Hillingdon
Town: Uxbridge
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 47546

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Current location

On the right as you walk past the visitor centre along Wren Ave. southbound
Battle of Britain Bunker
Wren Avenue
Uxbridge
Hillingdon
Greater London
UB10 0FD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 06577 83530
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Stone of remembrance with badge of No 11 Fighter Group and inscription. This memorial is at the Battle of Britain Bunker, which covers part of the site of the former RAF Uxbridge.

Inscription

No 11 FIGHTER GROUP / ROYAL AIR FORCE / OPERATIONS ROOM / 1939-1946 / BENEATH THIS STONE IS THE SITE / OF THE UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS / ROOM FROM WHICH THE GREATER / PART OF THE HURRICANE & SPITFIRE / SQUADRONS WERE CONTROLLED / DURING THE / BATTLE OF BRITAIN / DURING THIS EPIC BATTLE THESE / SQUADRONS SHOT DOWN OVER 1300 OF / THE 1733 ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED / THIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT CONTRIBUTED / LARGELY TO OUR ULTIMATE SUCCESS AND / SURVIVAL AND INSPIRED / SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S / NOW FAMOUS WORDS / 'NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT / WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW.'

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite

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

Number 11 Fighter Group Operations Room
WMO ID: 263138
Condition: Good [last updated on 26-04-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Hillingdon Council

Reference

Air Mail Oct-Dec 2001
Other website n/a www.abandonedpast.co.uk/index.cfm?sid=6605&pid=101194

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