Memorial

RNAS Henstridge (HMS Dipper)

RNAS Henstridge Memorial Stone

Source: Copyright Mike Pickard (WMO/166694)

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Current Location

Henstridge Airfield, Shaftesbury Road, Henstridge, South Somerset, Somerset, BA8 0TN, England

ST 74971 20695

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 107039
Description: Rectangular metal plaque, with engraved inscription, fixed to a block of rough-hewn stone that rests on a square slab. [Originally a WW2 airfield; currently the base of the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance].
Inscription: HENSTRIDGE AIRFIELD/ FORMERLY/ RNAS HENSTRIDGE/ HMS DIPPER/ 1943-2013/ IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO/ HELPED IN THE CONSTRUCTION/ SERVED HERE/ AND HAVE FLOWN FROM HERE SINCE/ 1.4.2013

Dedicated

1/4/2013

The Chaplain from HMS Heron / RNAS Yeovilton dedicated the memorial.

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/166694/
Royal Navy Research Archive: detailed history of the airfield since its construction in 1941, its commissioning on 1/3/1943 (as an Army Co-operation/ Air Reconnaissance Training Unit' No.2 Naval Air Fighter School), and all the Squadrons and other flying units that have used it since; https://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk/FAA-Bases/Henstridge.htm