Memorial to USAAF Little Walden
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Memorial to USAAF Little Walden
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 10 Aug 2020
The memorial includes those who served in both World Wars as well as the men and women who served at Little Walden airfield. The airfield was built specifically as a USAAF Medium Bomber / Fighter station, 1943-44. 03/1944 to 09/1944, 409th Bombardment Group flying A-20 Havocs, flew missions in support of the Allied invasion of Normandy then moved to France. 09/1944 to 12/1944, three squadrons of the 361st Fighter Group "The Yellow Jackets" flying P-51 Mustangs. 09/1945 to 11/1945, three Fighter Squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group. The airfield closed in 1958 and was sold in 1960 and returned mainly to agriculture. The control tower, now used as offices can be seen here https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6564994
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Image Location
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