617 Squadron RAF - WWII

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Reference WMO/103570

Address:

Royal Square Gardens

Woodhall Spa

LN10 6QL

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other monument
Materials:
  • Stone Limestone
  • Stone Slate
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Memorial dedicated to members of the 617 Squadron lost serving with the squadron during the Second World War. Wall in the form of a breached dam, with 617 Squadron crest and dedication inscribed on the central sloping tablet, which forms the breach. Flanking this the wall represents the remaining dam, with three recesses each side forming the spillways. The names are inscribed on slate tablets, mounted inside the spillways.
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Wall, top: THEY DIED FOR/ YOUR FREEDOM Wall, left side: THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES THE SACRIFICE OF/ 204 AIRCREW OF 617 'DAM BUSTER' SQUADRON RAF/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES AND DEDICATED/ ON THE 17TH MAY 1987 Tablet, central: THE DAMS 1943/ FORTRESS EUROPE 1943 - 1944/ NORMANDY 1944/ TIRPITZ 1944/ BISCAY PORTS 1944/ FRANCE AND GERMANY 1944 - 1945/ GERMAN PORTS 1945/ CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA 1944 - 1945/ 617 SQUADRON Tablets: (Names)

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