USAAF 315th. Troop Carrier Group - Spanhoe WW2 Airfield :

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Reference WMO/217706

Address:

Harringworth to Laxton Road

Laxton

NN17 3AT

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: US Armed Forces: The roadside memorial is located close to a signpost pointing to Deene, on the north side of Harringworth to Laxton Road. The memorial consists of a single-stepped square base surmounted by a square sectioned plinth with upper platform & tapering square sectioned obelisk. Metal plaques are mounted at the obelisk base & on the plinth, with inscription lettering infilled with white paint. The whole memorial is surrounded by a small paved area. Close by is an information panel explaining the role of the airfield.
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Obelisk plaque : SPANHOE AIRFIELD 1944 -1945 THE SQUADRONS OF 315TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES FLEW FROM THIS SITE ON AIRBORNE MISSIONS TO NORMANDY, ARNHEM AND THE RHINE FOR THE LIBERATION OF WESTERN EUROPE AND THE DEFENCE OF FREEDOM ERECTED BY THE W.W.II 315TH TROOP CARRIER ASSOCIATION 1983 THOSE WHO GAVE ALL Base plaque : (NAMES)

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Grade II (England)

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