Memorial

RAF Horne

Plaque

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

Roadside between White House Farm and Glen Barns, Bones Lane, Horne, Tandridge, Surrey, RH7 6HR, England

TQ 34541 43005

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 87015
Description: A block of stone with a plaque.
Inscription: RAF HORNE / ADVANCED LANDING GROUND / 3 crests) / Spitfires of the Royal Air Force arrived on the airfield sited to the / north of this point (marked * below on 30 April 1944 and flew on / offensive operations until they left on the 19 June that year. // This plaque commemorates the stay of these 3 Squadrons which / formed 142 Wing and all the airmen who served here, including / those from, Australia, Canada, Poland, / New Zealand, as well as from the / British Isles and elsewhere. Their / fighter aircraft were among the first / over the beaches on D-Day 5 June 1944. // We will continue to remember them. // ERECTED BY HORNE PARISH COUNCIL IN IT’S CENTENARY YEAR 1994.

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Stainless Steel

Condition: Good