825 Swordfish Squadron- Channel Dash Action

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Reference WMO/95596

Address:

RAF Manston Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum

Manston Road

Manston

CT12 5DF

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A wooden board, with square block corners, triangular pedimentand a single line gold border, showing a gold ribbon with "In Memoriam" at the top then dedication followed by list of names, rank & role all in black, uppercase, incised lettering. At the top is a separate shield with 825 Squadron crest, coloured and in relief.
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IN MEMORIAM/ THE FLEET AIR ARM CREWS OF/ 825 SWORDFISH SQUADRON WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE "CHANNEL DASH ACTION" AGAINST/ THE GERMAN BATTLESHIPS/ SCHARNHORST, GNEISENAU AND CRUISER PRINZ EUGEN/ FEBRUARY 12TH 1942/ (names)/ 825 Squadron was temporarily based here at/ R.A.F. Manston and the operation took off from here/ Presented by the East Kent Branch/ Fleet Air Arm Association

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