Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Cunninghame
Town
Largs
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2 October 2010
    Attended by: Kenneth P Bannerman, Director General of ABCT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
78092

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Current location

Largs was never a RAF base
it was seaplane terminal operated by Scottish Aviation Ltd.
Beside the Lifeboat Station
Seaward side of Greenock Road
south of junction with Barfields Road
Largs
Cunninghame
Strathclyde
KA30 8QL
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 20147 60067
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Square grey granite obelisk of the standard Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust type
Inscription
AIRFIELDS/OF BRITAIN/Conservation Trust/www.abct.org.uk/IN MEMORY OF/LARGS AIRFIELD/OPENED 18.09.1942/CLOSED 25.09.1945/DEDICATED TO ALL UNITS/AND PERSONNEL BASED HERE/UNVEILED BY/KENNETH P BANNERMAN/DIRECTOR GENERAL, ABCT/2.10.2010
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
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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