Airfields & Aviation Memorials

Personally I think your site is excellent, I’ve lived in Lincoln my whole life and never knew there was anything left of Skellinthorpe, I love what they’ve done with the timeline, so thank you for that 🙂

I have fianlly got around to getting all the text sorted on each gallery page, please let me know what you think my website, http://www.airfields.fotopic.net/

There have also been a few more additions to some of the galleries and some new airfields have been covered by me as well.

If there are any mistakes they are my fault! If anyone can suggest any other links relevant to a particular gallery / airfield then please let me know.

I hope you all enjoy looking at my site.

Richard

Station 166 Matching

Matching can be found if you take the A1060 from Bishop’s Stortford to Chelmsford rd. You come into a village called White Roding. Almost opposite The White Horse pub is a turning to Matching Green, take this turning drive approx 1/4 mile the road splits, take the right fork, and that will take you right through the old airfield site from one side to the other. The old tower is still there although its used by Raytheon Defence Systems, this a public road so you can stop wherever you want. A few old buildings remain used as industry now, and the old water tower is still there as well.

There is a memorial to 425 SQn Halifax NA581/KW-U & an OTU Wellington HE616 on the village green at Blyth,Notts (Just of the A1-7 miles from Worksop)

I may be able to get photos but not ’til after xmas

SWAMPYRV

Thanks for posting the photos, where abouts is the memorial at Matching? It is one airfield I am yet to go out to, is there much there apart from the memorial?

Richard

WWII memorials

These are from the 391st Bomb Group ( M ) based at Matching Airfield Essex Station 166

WWII memorials

Hi, just reading your thread, I have some pics for your Database, hope they are of some use. I have many more so please contact me if you want them there is also some info to go along with the pics if you want that as well. The first few are from 322nd Bomb Group ( Medium ) from Station 485 Andrewsfield Essex.

Thanks for the replies folks.

Roger, I’d be interested in seeing a photo of the memorial you mentioned, will you post it up here? otherwise drop me a PM.

Chris, see you tomorrow at East Kirkby!

flyernzl, At the moment my site is only really for UK memorials, though in the future I may look at doing something for overseas airfields and memorials. Depends on my travels really!!

Richard

I assume this only refers to UK memorials?

Hi Richard,

Brand new memorial erected largely by the efforts of Buckminster Gliding Club at Saltby. It’s on the peri-track near to the club’s premises. Went up on September 17th this year (think they said the 17th but defo September). It’s a nice effort.

http://airfieldarchaeology.fotopic.net/c1397801.html (first three photos).

Can forward of you want copies.

Can you PM re. this Saturday mate?

Chris

Hi Richard,

A small (recent) memorial stone in Dunchurch, Warwickshire to the crew of a Halifax that crashed near the village. Can supply photos if you want.

Roger Smith