Memorial

Counting The Cost

Overview of panels

Source: Copyright a grocott

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Current Location

Both sides of entrance to American Air Museum., Imperial War Museum Duxford, Off A505, Duxford, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QR, England

OS Grid Reference

TL 45655 45965

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 8393
Description: 52 GLASS PANELS ENGRAVED WITH OUTLINES OF AIRCRAFT, ONE FOR EACH AMERICAN AIRCRAFT LOST IN OPERATIONS FROM BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. EACH AIRCRAFT REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL TYPE CONCERNED IE B24, B17 ETC. AIRCRAFT ARE ORGANISED BY THEIR WARTIME UNIT EG 91ST, 96TH BOMB GROUPS
Inscription: COUNTING / THE / COST // DEDICATED / TO ALL THE / AIRMEN / WHO FLEW / IN THE / SECOND / WORLD WAR // US AIRCRAFT / LOST / FLYING FROM / UK BASES // USAAF / 8TH AF / 6346 / 9th AF / 692 // US NAVY / 24 // Supported / Henry Moore / Foundation // Friends of the / Imperial War // Simon Gibson // artist / Renato / Niemis

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): RENATO NIEMIS, Artist
Sponsor Type: corporate

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1st August 1997

HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Conservation

Custodian: Imperial War Museums

Components

Memorial

Height: c2,500mm

Width: c50,000mm

Depth: c100mm

Made from: Glass

Historic England

Grade: II*

List Entry: 1468998

In two sections on each side of the entrance to the American Air Museum. Listed Sept 2020