Unveliling of memorial to RAF Port Meadow – Wednesday May 21st

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Well we had a lovely day for the unveiling this afternoon, a lovely ceremony and well attended.
It’s a lovely memorial and very fitting.

Well done to all involved

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Splendid, glad to hear a broader memorial is being created! There’s no other visible reminders of Port Meadow’s aviation past as far as I know, so this is very good to see

As Jules and Zidante say, the memorial is to a single pre-war crash (there’s also a plaque in the church) – this is to the men killed in WW1.

Please report back here so I know what I have missed, Jules!

Adrian

I’ll be at the unveiling on Wednesday, the new memorial is to commentate the 17 young airmen who were killed flying from Port Meadow during 1917 to 1918.
The inscription will read:-
In grateful memory of those who served in or with the Royal Flying Corps and later Royal Air Force and who died in flying accidents during 1917 and 1918 while stationed or visiting the flying training aerodrome south of this point on Port Meadow.

The old plaque on the bridge is scared to the memory of Lieut. C.A.Bettington and 2nd Lieut E.Hotchkiss
Who were both killed on Tuesday September 10th 1912 whilst flying a Bristol Coanda monoplane No 263.

Jules

Isn’t the stone in the wall a memorial for a single fatal crash though?

There’s already a small stone in the wall near the Trout pub (Wolvercote end) – I wonder if this is a new memorial or a rededication/ refurbishment of the existing one? Commendable either way!