Memorial

RAF Doncaster and Doncaster Municipal Airport in Peace and War 1934-1992

RAF Doncaster memorial column in context

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Current Location

Accessed from the footpath around the lake, and a wooden footbridge., On a Small Island in the lake, Lakeside, Doncaster, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5QG, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 59543 01760

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 114764
Description: Square grey granite pillar with a sloping top and mounted on a two step base. On the sloping top face is an incised map of the airfield site with explanatory notes of its layout. On the front face of the pillar is the main dedication, incised and picked out in black, with beneath a coloured white rose of Yorkshire. Face 2 has an incised and coloured badge of the Royal Air Force, Face 3 has a further incised inscription describing the inception and unveiling of the memorial, and Face 4, the Coat of Arms of Doncaster incised and picked out in colour.
Inscription: Top Face: AIRFIELD SITE CIRCA 1944 [Map with name detail]/ Face 1: TO HONOUR ALL THE AVIATORS/ WHO FLEW FROM THIS SITE./ DONCASTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/ & ROYAL AIR FORCE DONCASTER/ CIVILIAN & MILITARY/ AIR & GROUNDCREWS/ IN/ PEACE & WAR/ 1934 - 1992/ PER ARDUA AD ASTRA/ THROUGH ADVERSITY TO THE STARS/ Face 2: [RAF Badge]/ Face 3: THIS MEMORIAL AS REQUESTED BY/ THE TRUSTEES OF/ SOUTH YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM/ HAS BEEN DONATED,/ CONSTRUCTED & ERECTED BY/ S. P. DAVIS/ MONUMENTAL MASONS OF BAWTRY/ AND JOINTLY UNVEILED BY/ MAYOR OF DONCASTER PETER DAVIES/ &/ AIR VICE MARSHALL ALAN T. JOHNSON/ RAF Rtd/ ON OCTOBER 27th 2011 Face 4: [Doncaster Coat of Arms]

Commemoration

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)

History

Maker(s)

Ceremonies

Unveiled

27 October 2011

Mayor of Doncaster Peter Davies, Air Vice Marshall Alan T. Johnson RAF Rtd

Conservation

Components

Pillar

Height: c500mm

Width: c1200mm

Depth: c500mm

Made from: Granite - Polished

Condition: Good