Memorial

RAF Harrowbeer

Mark Newton 14.07.2017

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Current Location

Roadside on common land used as an aerodrome in WW2, Leg O Mutton Corner, Yelverton, West Devon, Devon, PL20 6AD, England

SX 51764 67904

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 2919
Description: Low rectangular granite block on paving slabs The memorial is granite block originating at Swell Tor quarries in the mid 19th century. It had fallen from a transport truck and lay abandoned on Roborough Down until retrieved by helicopter for the unveiling in 1981
Inscription: RAF HARROWBEER OPERATIONAL 1941-1949/FROM THIS STATION FLEW PILOTS OF MANY COMMONWEALTH AND ALLIED COUNTRIES INCLUDING BRITAIN, CANADA, CZECHO-SLOVAKIA, FRANCE, POLAND, RHODESIA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: WITH THE SUPPORT OF THEIR GROUND CREW AND AIRFIELD DEFENCE UNITS. THIS STONE IS IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO SERVED HERE AND ESPECIALLY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES. MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS HELPED BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE AIRFIELD UNVEILED BY THE FIRST STATION COMMANDER GROUP CAPTAIN THE HONOURABLE E.F.WARD ON 15TH AUGUST 1981, THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THIS STATION

Unveiled

15th August 1981

Group Captain The Honourable E.F.Ward

Dedicated

15th August 1981

Bishop Suffragan of Plymouth

Stone of remembrance

Height: 890mm

Width: 1480mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good