Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cherwell
Town
Upper Heyford
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82991

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Church Walk
Upper Heyford
Cherwell
Oxfordshire
OX25 5LG
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 49532 25912
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Metal Plaque with etched inscription. RAF Crest top left. RAF Upper Heyford Station Crest top right. Mosquito bottom left. Two Hampden aircraft bottom right
Inscription
NO 16 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT/RAF UPPER HEYFORD/1940-46/DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE/BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH/PILOTS AND AIRCREW/OF/NO. 16 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT/BOMBER COMMAND/WHO PERISHED/WHILST FLYING FROM RAF UPPER HEYFORD/AND IT'S SATELLITE AIRFIELDS/OF/CROUGHTON AND BARFORD ST. JOHN/"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
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
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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