Memorial

401st Bombardment Group USAAF

Context

Source: Copyright Rob Edwards collection

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Current Location

Roadside,, Weldon Road, (A427), Upper Benefield, Peterborough, East Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, PE8 5AS, England

SP 95977 89562

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 37444
Description: Tablet with polished base of same material. A plaque with an image of a B-17 is secured to the front of the tablet. The memorial is set in an area of gravel with a low chain hanging in front of it, held up by small pillars.
Inscription: TO REMEMBER THE / 401ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP H / 8TH UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE / STATION 128 - DEENETHORPE / OCTOBER 1943 - JUNE 1945 / 612TH SQUADRON / 614TH SQUADRON / 613TH SQUADRON / 615TH SQUADRON / FROM THIS AIRFIELD THE GALLANT MEN OF THE 401ST FLEW 254 COMBAT MISSIONS / OVER GERMANY AND OCCUPIED EUROPE IN STURDY B-17 AIRCRAFT. / THE GROUP WAS AWARDED TWO DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS AND HAD THE BES(...) / (...) RECORD AND SECOND LOWEST LOSS RATIO AMONG B-17 GROUPS IN THE (...) / (...) THE BEST DAMNED OUTFIT IN THE USAA(...) / DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 1989 / (...) 401ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP ASSOCIATION (...) (TWO SMALL PILLARS THAT HOLD THE CHAIN MADE SOME OF THE INSCRIPTION DIFFICULT TO READ)

Tablet

Height: 1500 mm

Width: 1650 mm

Depth: 900 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good