Headcorn Airfield Royal Canadian and United States Air Forces

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Reference WMO/121005

Address:

Site of Headcorn Airfield

Bedlam Lane

South-east side

Egerton Forskill

TN27 9DA

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Canadian Armed Forces and US Armed Forces:Curved brick wall, surrounding flower beds and with a central pillar having a sloping stone top led to by a set of four paved top steps. A plaque on top of the pillar has a plan of the airfield and a plaque on its front for WW2 dedication to Canadian Airforce who used this airfield. On the wall behind are two further plaques showing names & rank of those who died in each squadron. On each step there is a small plaque with more detailed dedications.
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Plaque on plinth: WORLD WAR II/ 403 & 421 SQUADRONS/ ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/ FLEW FROM/ THE AIRFIELD NEARBY/ 106 GAVE THEIR ALL/ TO GIVE US PEACE./ 127 WING 1983 Wall plaque, left hand side: REMEMBERING THOSE WHO DIED WHILST FLYING/ FROM HEADCORN (EGERTON) AIRFIELDS/ FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1943, OF 403 AND 421/ SQUADRONS, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/ 403 SQUADRON/ (Names)/ 421 SQUADRON/ (Name) Wall plaque, right hand side: REMEMBERING THOSE WHO DIED WHILST BASED AT/ THIS AIRFIELD FROM APRIL 1944 TO JULY 1944, OF THE/ 362nd FIGHTER GROUP, UNITED STATES NINTH AIR FORCE./ 377 SQUADRON/ (Names)/ 378 SQUADRON/ (Names)/ 379 SQUADRON/ (Names)/ 362 F.G. H.Q./ (Name) Plaque on top step: From this airfield on June 6, 1944,/ the 362nd fighter group U.S.A.F./ took off to support the invasion of Normandy/ in pursuit of Peace and Freedom for all mankind. Plaques on both ends of top step face: 379th. F.S./ Plaques on both ends of middle step face: 378th. F.S./ Plaques on both ends of lower step face: 377th. F.S./

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