RAF Brayton Park

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 27th November 2011
Attended by: Kenneth P. Bannerman, ABCT Director General

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

66783

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Current location

former RAF Brayton
On the north side of the track to Brayton Park off the minor road from the A596 to the B5299
near Baggrow
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 3SX
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 17182 42804
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Square grey granite obelisk of the standard Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust type.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/BRAYTON AIRFIELD/OPENED 29.05.1942/CLOSED 31.01.1946/DEDICATED TO ALL UNITS/AND PERSONNEL BASED HERE/AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN/CONSERVATION TRUST/ WWW.ACBT.ORG.UK/UNVEILED BY KENNETH P. BANNERMAN/DIRECTOR GENERAL ABCT/27.11.2011

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: depth 605mm, height 1135mm, width 605mm
Materials: Granite

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public
Details: Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust- money raised through donations

Responsibility

Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust

Reference

www.abct.org.uk
Cumbria Magazine page 69 dated July 2012
Blennerhasset by Geoffrey Bremner Page 111 published 2006

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