Boreham Airfield Memorial
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Boreham Airfield Memorial by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Boreham Airfield Memorial
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 29 Oct 2006
This is a closer view of Image it is a memorial to those who served at Boreham Airfield in WW2. The airfield was in, common with many USAAF bases in Essex used by Ninth Airforce B26’s. Operations commenced in March 1944 and effectively concluded with airborne troops leaving for Operation Varsity (the crossing of the Rhine). Until recently this was one of the best-preserved WW2 airfields in Essex much of the site is now being erased by gravel extraction. The blue signs are for the Essex Police Air Support Unit who have their base in the Image together with the Essex Air Ambulance.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.786687
Longitude
0.522332