Wellington Bomber - HE740
5.1 miles away
Buckinghamshire
Vickers Wellington LN660 and Short Stirling EH989
Westcott, Aylesbury Vale
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Inscription
Plinth: in Memory of Westcott Airfield Opened 09.1942 Closed 03.04.1946 Dedicated to All Units and Personel Based Here Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust Www.abct.org.uk Unveiled by Kenneth P. Bannerman Director General Abct 28.09.2012 70th Anniversary of the Initial Arrival of No. 11 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT Plaque: IN MEMORIAM These young airmen lost their lives on 15th March 1944 in a mid-air collision. Left column: Wellington X LN 660 KJ-O, No 11 O T U Westcott (8 Names) Right column: Stirling III EH 989 WP-P, No 90 Squadron Tuddenham (7 Names)
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Westcott, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
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