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2 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 3 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 01 Annesley 02 Blyth problems andcrashed. North Yorks, whenitsuffered engine outofRAF Tolthorpe, RCAF 425 (Alouetté)flight withthe aircraft wasflyingonadaytime test west ofthevillageinAugust 1944. This NA581, whichcrashedto thenorth- 1944. The secondaircraft wasHalifax on7thMarchthe site ofthememorial crashed approximately 200mfrom No.18 OTU atRAF , which The firstwas Wellington HE818from Worldduring II. War that were lostcloseto thevillage commemorates aircraft andcrew two This memorial History: Sheet111;SK626868 Ref: Grid many airforce veterans present. was heldon16thSeptember 1998,with ceremony, outby GpCapt Cook, carried to thecrash site. Anofficial unveiling Group for raisedmoney close amemorial Memorial thelate 1990stheStirling In near Annesley. a wooded ontheMusters Estate ridge onlyto crashon landing atRAFHucknall; aforced toand theaircraft make tried two engines off were taking lost after to Ireland bescrapped. Shortly Northern at RAF Winthorpe wasbeingflown to bomberEH988fromStirling 1661HCU 1945 aShort On14thJanuary History Sheet120;SK508529 Ref: Grid opposite the B6045 turn toopposite theB6045turn Worksop. sittingonthevillage greenmemorial orthesouth;with either thenorth into Blythfrom theA1travelling from or alongthemainroad. Easyaccess spaces alongsidethevillagegreen Access: accesswithparking Roadside Nationalities: &Canadian British 14th September 1997. the villagegreen andwaserected on siteThe isinleafyshadeon memorial 01 |Annesley the mainroundabout junction. than 50metres thetrafficlightson after less turn 27andthenaleft M1 junction towards theturn take the A608 junction atthe either NottinghamorMansfield; area. pull-in /parking Take theA611from Access: accesswithasmall Roadside Nationalities: British AirMuseum. is housedattheNewark are stored that inasmallwooden casket Recovered fragments ofthelostaircraft during Worldduring II. War were lostcloseto thevillage aircraft andcrewtwo that commemoratesThis memorial 02 |Blyth

4 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 5 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 05 |Coddington 03 Bunny Oxford. Sgt F at (RAFVR) isburied W DHearn thenavigator /observer, Cemetery; atNottinghamSouthern is buried The pilot,Flt. (RAFVR) Roeck Lt. JJKDe board theaircraft were killed. outside ofthevillage. on airmen Both into acopsecalledBunny Decoy engine trouble before crashlanding thattheaircraft developed is reported when itcrashedon16thJune1944.It from 60OTU Ercall, atRAFHigh Salop, trainingexercise night cross-country FB.VI,Mosquito HJ767 wasflyingona crashneartoMosquito thevillage. ina killed commemorates airmen two Virgin Parish Church, Bunny and the November 2012inStMary plaque wasdedicated on11th This aviation memorial History: Sheet129;SK583297 Ref: Grid Bunny. Loughborough inthevillageof Road off themainA60Nottingham to on Church Street, whichisjust Access: isavailable Onstreet parking Commonwealth Nationalities: & British plaque. thememorial view made withtheverger ifyou wishto canbe butcontact locked normally the VirginSt Mary Parish Church is 04 |Calverton 03 |Bunny 05 Coddington –villagesign 05 Calverton 04 Calverton and road namesinthevillagesuch as by RAF quarters Winthorpe married formed The villageitselfwaspartially Winthorpe. of anaircraft flyingfrom RAF nearby animage andincorporates School children from Coddington thenearby and King 1994, wasdesigned by Barry sign, unveiled on10thDecember The Coddington village History: Sheet121;SK832545 Ref: Grid Nationalities: Polish atalater date.memorial A stone base wasaddedto the 1940 300Polish Squadron”. our andyour freedom –13thOctober theinscription carries “Perished for Colliery.the former Calverton This preparing railway thenearby lineto was erected by coalminerswhowere Nottingham. The simplememorial were at buried Wilford Cemetery, Hill inthecrashand members were killed Plantation nearCalverton. Three crew weather andcrashedintheFoxcovert 1940 whenitlostcontrol infoggy a raidonBoulogne on13thOctober RAF Winthorpe, wasreturning from (Mazovia) thenoperatingfrom Sqn, FaireyHistory: BattleL5499of300 Sheet120;SK605517 Ref: Grid Beanford Farm. up thesideofplantationtowards approximately 70metres andwalk inhereside; park andthenwalkback there isalay-by hand ontheleft Lane / Windbush Laneroundabout theLongdaleNottingham. Justafter the A614road towards from is bestapproached by travelling along uphill walkfrom theroadside. The site isapproximately the memorial a1km Plantation atthesideofA614; Access: Located intheFoxcovert junction. Road adjacent to theNewark (old A17road) Road Beckingham Access: Located alongsidethe connections. Drive reflectthose aviation Stirling Hampdens Close, Lancaster and Road 04 |Calverton

6 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 7 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 06 Cotgrave Place memorial. named ontheCotgrave Place and sixfatalities;allofwhomare crash site. There were survivors two rescue thecrew membersfrom the attemptedLocal workers to farm at Tollerton.back an oaktree whilst attempting to land the pilotwasunableto avoid hitting occasion. Despite regaining control diving into theground oneach sufferedtwo control problems, nearly II W5365 1941 WellingtonFebruary flighton8th a localfamiliarisation was dispersedto RAF Tollerton. During Wellingtons, BFlight of12Squadron History: to fly Whilst converting Sheet129;SK630371 Ref: Grid memorial. Professional Shopbefore the viewing Car Park andpleasecheckinatthe appropriate spacesintheClubhouse and Conference Centre. Park inthe follow thesigns for Course theGolf towardsturning Cotgrave andthen Road theStragglethorpe the A52take on theCotgrave Course. Golf From on aplinthatthesideoffirst tee Access: ismountedThis memorial Nationalities: British 06 |Cotgrave Place 07 |Farnsfield 07 Farnsfield 08 Fernwood –Lancaster Grange in Farnsfield. Follow the “Halifax sign posted from themainstreet site iswell Housethismemorial Hill Access: Located closeto Ridings Nationalities: &Canadian British website canbefoundmemorial onthis Further detailsaboutthisparticular housingestate new denotes thisfact. plaque ontheedgeofarelatively of theaircraft andasecondmemorial thepilot village itselfisnamedafter ofthe Road ontheoutskirts Parfitt seven crew members. site atCroixdalle, , all killing returning from araidon V1 launch crashed on6thJuly1944whilst Squadron Halifax,MZ519. The aircraft oftheloss578 50th Anniversary of Farnsfield to commemorate the 1994 by friends, relatives andvillagers History: Sheet120;SK644553 Ref: Grid bomber. vane intheshape ofaLancaster home proudly displays aweather in World War II. The care LancasterBombers fromflew RAF honour ofthebrave who airmen Lancaster Grangewaschosenin ofanamingcompetition. as part School, Claypoleat nearby Primary care homewaschosen by children The nameofthisresidential History: Sheet121;SK822505 Ref: Grid www.farnsfieldbomber.org.uk This memorial was erectedThis memorial in Fernwood Park Estate. is located onCross Lane, onthe A1 southbound;Lancaster Grange road to jointhe thatleaves Balderton Access: Located justofftheB6326 towards Southwell. you travel alongtheEdingley road found handsidewhen ontheright related to thiscrashsite canbe A secondlocationinthevillage route. which isalsocloseto alocalwalking track road towards site, thememorial Lane and Tipping Laneupasingle you alongQuaker shops; thistakes toCo-Op theSpar /Post and Office Memorial” signs thatare located near 07 |Farnsfield

8 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 9 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 10 Greasley Parish Hall 09 Gonalston 1948. Groom publichouseon13thMarch Road, Greasley, nearto theHorseand Mosquito VP345 crashed onNew on23rdfrom August 1947. Hucknall V350crashedontake-off Mosquito are:print late 1940s. The lossesdetailedonthe occurred closeto thevillagein Nottingham) Squadron RAuxAF that aircraft crashesfrom 504(County of commemorates threeprint Mosquito History: This illuminated memorial Sheet129;SK478468 Ref: Grid 25). (see memorial Cemetery, onElm Avenue atNewark section grave inthemilitary The crew were inacollective buried flight controls oftheLancaster L7578. the blocking a parachute harness ofthecrashwas factor contributing indicate thata reports Some 1944. May who losttheirlives inacrashon26th six ofhiscomradesfrom RAFSyerston oftheirsonand by afamilyinmemory waserected This memorial History: below accessinformation See Ref: Grid the Leisure Centre. the Greasley Parish Council orstaffat canberequestedto thememorial via Dovecote Road, Access Newthorpe. Centre to on theGreasleynext Sports Access: Greasley Parish Hallis located Nationalities: British ATC;Hucknall andlocalresidents. members; thelocalRAFA branch; the 504Squadron Association and forSubscriptions camefrom theprint 1948. April from the VP345 crashsite on10th Field,Road Greasley, only300metres RK933crashedonNew Mosquito Air Museum. canbeobtainedviatheNewark farmer cultivated. detailsfor Contact the and whenthefieldsare notbeing arrangement can bemadeby prior near Gonalston. Access to thesite secluded hedgerow land onprivate to thecrash site ismaintainedina Access: stone This close memorial Nationalities: &Canadian British 09 |Gonalston 11 Halam memorial. forarrangements theraisingof the villagers whohelped make RAAF; civicdignitaries andmany local representatives ofthe RAF, and RCAF . Alsoinattendance were whom travelled from and members lostinthecrash;some of people, includingrelatives ofthecrew 2011 wasattended by more than200 on10th April The dedicationservice home towns. crew members were returned to their andtheother Cemetery at Newark Commonwealth were airmen buried members were killed. The three power linesandallseven crew clipping the aircraft crashedafter 0125hrs, just8miles from theairfield, took offfrom RAF Winthorpe. At ED832 belonging to 1661HCU Saturday 1943, Lancaster 10thApril hoursof theearly In History: Sheet120;SK686551 Ref: Grid 10 |Greasley Parish Hall narrow country lane. narrow country your downyou the timedriving take easyto findif isstillvery memorial by thehedgerow, however the and comingfrom Halam, isobscured the roadside. issignedThe memorial parcel oflandeasily accessiblefrom issituated onasmall the memorial about halfamileoutsidethevillage, Access: Located Lane alongSchool Australian Nationalities: Canadian, British, Concrete UK. stone bymemorial Aggregates & LIS andthedonationofmain Nottinghamshire Council’s County provided by agrant from the Funding for was thememorial 10 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 11 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire separate nights in January 1945 separate nightsin January Lancaster crews, whichcrashedon commemorate These two memorials 12 |Hoveringham | Hucknall -Cemetery 13 |Hucknall Hucknall – Cemetery 5 –Cemetery 13 Hucknall 12 Hoveringham in fronttwo ofthefirst graves. concrete plinth setinto the ground plaque, butallthatcanbeseen is a There ofamemorial are reports graves, 14ofwhich are Polish airmen. the cemetery, whichcontains15 of part eastern inthenorth section a smallCommonwealth War Graves are 34 World War andalso IIburials there Cemetery Hucknall In History: Sheet129;SK538483 Ref: Grid exploded on impact; thecrew wereexploded onimpact; aircraft crashedathighspeedand engines beforefrom bothport the Syerston saw eyewitnesses flames Inthecircuit at final trainingflight. 1945whilst ontheir 29th January Lancaster MkIIILM308crashedon airmen. three Zealanders New andfour British the airmen. This crew of comprised toHoveringham rescue whotried rescue attempts by villagersfrom killing thecrew,caught fire, despite land backatSyerston. The aircraft to 1945whilsttrying January Lancaster MkIIIJB125crashedon12th the river. overridge ontheopposite bankof RAF Syerston, whichislocated onthe training operationsfrom No. 5LFSat aircraft were 1945.Both on January which crashedonseparate nightsin commemorate Lancaster two crews, memorials These History: Sheet129;SK709467 Ref: Grid Road. offtheNottingham turning Road theBroomhillapproached by taking to next Titchfield andisbest Park Access: islocated The cemetery Nationalities: Polish there.buried relate to Polish two whoare airmen onthisplinth,butitseemsto writing itisdifficultUnfortunately to readthe area. directionfromeasterly theparking approximately walkinanorth a2km FarmFerry Park. areThe memorials village andontheriverside nearthe inthe thereRoad; isfree carparking the A612Nottinghamto Southwell Hoveringham villageislocated justoff that runsalongsidetheRiver Trent. the Trentfootpath Valley public Way to thecrash sites, are to located next Access: stones, These memorial close ZealandNew Nationalities: Canadian & British, lancaster.html www.hoveringham.org.uk/ can befound onthiswebsite memorial details aboutthisparticular ceremony 2010.Further on30thMay wereNall andthey dedicated ina by SirEdward andLadyHelen Work wasinstigated onthememorials fivetwo airmen. British Canadians and instantly.killed This crew of comprised 12 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 13 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire Hucknall –Flying Bedstead Pub14 Hucknall 5 Flying Bedstead roundabout 15 Hucknall the road). to thehighvolumes oftrafficusing to goupto thesculpture due trying 27 (caution shouldbeexercised if Nottingham towards theM1junction travelling alongtheA611 bypass from bestseenby towardsRoad ; bypass and theB6011 Wighay oftheA611Hucknall at thejunction Access: Located ontheroundabout and bushes. surrounded by trees as itispartially Bedstead’ andcansoeasily bemissed asthe which becameknown ‘Flying the depicts Rig, Thrust Measuring History: This enigmatic sculpture Sheet120;SK524506 Ref: Grid This wasinstrumentalinthe work asthe known ‘Flying Bedstead’. Rig, whichbecame Thrust Measuring designed a Designer atHucknall theChiefInstallation JSHart, Mr affecting factors stability V-TOL flight. test-rig to investigate control and of Rolls-Royce Ltd for anexperimental out ofaproposal from DrAGriffiths 1950sarose conceptintheearly VTOL History: onthe Work atHucknall Sheet129;SK531486 Ref: Grid Hucknall bypass. Hucknall be easilyaccessedfrom theA611 centre on andcan Road Access: Located closeto thetown house calledtheFlying Bedstead. areafor asitisapublic theHucknall isanotherunusualone memorial This AirMuseum. at theNewark through exhibitsanddisplays various Fighter’, thatisalsoexplained astory famousHarrier world ‘Jump-Jet subsequent development ofthe 15 |Flying Bedstead roundabout Hucknall – Harrier Pub –Harrier 16 Hucknall Market Place Market 17 Hucknall of Britain; and flew Hurricanes Hurricanes andflew of Britain; War theBattle IIandoperated during Command attheoutbreak of World intoincorporated RAFFighter Nottingham) RAuxAF was 504 Squadron (Countyof local civicdignitaries. June 2012inthepresence ofmany ceremonies were completed on30th unveiling andwreath laying Parish Church before theformal dedication washeldinHucknall of and thelocalcouncil. A service Nottingham) Squadron Association by 504(County of were undertaken forArrangements thememorial on26thMarch 1928 Hucknall which wasformed RAF atnearby (County ofNottingham)RAuxAF, of504Squadron raised inmemory History: stoneThis was memorial Sheet129;SK533494 Ref: Grid estates around thisarea have aviation Many oftheroads onthehousing with thisaviation name. and hopefullyitwillcontinueto trade this publicationthepubwasfor sale programme. At thetimeofcompiling engine development VTOL withtheRolls-Royce connections house thatcelebrates Hucknall’s History: This isanotherpublic Sheet129;SK517477 Ref: Grid | Hucknall Market Place Market 17 |Hucknall Library). the Nottinghamshire Council County infront of Street Street andBaker (just Street, ofOgle South the junction Place, near oftheMarket the corner Access: islocatedThis in memorial Nationaities: British Cottesmore asanOSRSSoftheRAF. unitwasformed1990s anew atRAF thelate disbanded in1957;during and Spitfires. The squadron was Road. B6009 Watnall (opposite theFire Station)onthe found by following Ruffs Drive Christchurch anditcanbe Road This publichouseislocated on area. public houseintheHucknall Access: isthesecond This memorial Drive andNeneClose. Merlin or withaero like engine connections Grove; Lancaster andHarrier Road like connections, through aircraft names 14 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 15 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire Hucknall – 18 Hucknall West Street 19 Kimberley Kimberley and hewasarear Kimberley livedSgt Bolitho Street onJames in Richard Bolitho. it isdedicated Sgt to localairman and of thefamousDambusters Raid commemorates the50thAnniversary to theLISgrant scheme. This plaque CouncilCounty underaprecursor funded by the Nottinghamshire is abronze plaquethatwaspart Adjacent to thewarmemorial Lancasterdistinctive bomber. and abronze plaquethatdisplays a town’s wardeadfrom conflicts various small clocktower, references to the rotunda features warmemorial a The town’sHistory: distinctive Sheet129;SK502446 Ref: Grid friend anddreamfriend ofafree ”. understood to read “Sleep well dear is onthememorial The inscription but survived. house, theSmith family, were injured Cemetery. The occupantsoftheother and are atBroomhill buried Road Evans familywholived inonehouse the pilotandseveral membersofthe The crashresulted inthedeathof Ruffs DriveandLaughton Crescent. of into corner houses atthenearby from 18OTU crashed atRAFHucknall 1940, whenaFairey BattleK9480 crashon23rda nearby September History: relatesThis memorial to Sheet129;SK527493 Ref: Grid car parking closeby.car parking superstore stay andthere isfree short Lane. This iscloseto the Sainsbury’s (formerly Factory Lane)and Victoria Street withGreensMain junction Lane to theminiroundaboutnext atthe Eastwood. islocatedThe memorial and follow / thesigns to Kimberley the A610roundabout atCinderhill Access: Take off theB600 junction Nationalities: &Commonwealth British DamintheRuhrvalley.Möhne 1943whilstonroute17th May to the at12.15on Dorsten, Germany North power cablesnearAchling Aarben, ‘B’ for Baker, hitting crashedafter when hisLancaster aircraft, ED864 Dambusters’. waskilled SgtBolitho gunner with617Squadron – ‘The as the ‘Harrier’ roundabout. locally bypass; known A611 Hucknall centre from theroundabout onthe along Wood Lanetowards thetown Access to West Street canbemade to Starspublichouse). theSeven StreetSpring andChurch Drive (close on West between Street, Hucknall; to thepath in asandstone wall next Access: ismountedThis memorial Nationalities: Polish Legion andthePolish Cross. Red Air Force Association, theRoyal British whilst alive raisedfundsfor theRoyal a Collie Dog ‘Pride ofHucknall’”, which Memorial. This is ofSally, Memory “In sits inthewallalongsidePolish A more recent andunusualmemorial Dambusters Raid ofthefamous 50th Anniversary This plaquecommemorates the 19 |Kimberley 16 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 17 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 20 Langar langar10/ www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/ can befound onthiswebsite memorial details aboutthisparticular Andrew’s Church, Langar. Further Squadron wasalsoplacedinSt. to Book 207 and aMemorial wasdonated bymemorial Mrs Ware A wooden seat located alongside the 1943. was lostonopsfrom Langar 13thMay widow of Sgt who Thomas Skelton, D 1994byMay Mrs Ware whowasthe was dedicated andunveiled on12th during at theairfield World It War II. who gave theirlives whilstserving the 251membersof207Squadron to intribute by thelocalcommunity waserected The memorial History: Sheet129;SK734333 Ref: Grid 20 |Langar memorial. walktofrom the where itisashort area parking is asmallunmade-up the entrancesto theairfield. There of Langarvillageandcloseto oneof road (LangarLane) justsoutheast the sideofBinghamto Harby Access: islocatedThis on memorial Nationalities: Commonwealth 21 |Laxton Laxton 21 Laxton Lenton - Albert Ball 22 Lenton -Albert VC The properties wereThe properties designed by a inthewar. killed Lenton servicemen house thewidows andmothersof oftheirson;to his wife inmemory and BallSenior were builtby Albert Ball Homes The Albert Memorial VC George 1917 by King V. presented to hisparents on22ndJuly Cross on8thJune 1917,whichwas posthumously awarded the Victoria and at AnnoeullinCemetery funeralby Germans a fullmilitary 1917. Two days later hewasgiven SquadronMayflying with56 on7th life nearAnnoeullin,France whilst Ball Albert losthis VC History: Sheet129;SK554393 Ref: Grid of theonesurvivor. inthecrashandname were killed the four who membersoftheRCAF the church anditbearsthenamesof stone wasinstalledin first memorial 2013. dedicated on6th January The Two stones separate were memorial Field atLaxton. fellwreckage into theSouth 1945and January on5th take-off after Ossington; itcrashed shortly No.82 OTU RAF flyingoutofnearby crash. The aircraft lostwasLP841from Wellington bombertrainingoperation a WorldII Warcommemorate TwoHistory: inLaxton memorials SK725665 Sheet120; Ref: Grid Memorial Sheet120;SK722670 Ref: Grid the resident’s privacy. are stilloccupiedsopleaserespect be careful where you park. The homes spacessoplease resident onlyparking Boulevard. ofthearea Much has offtheA6130 by turning Lenton Old Lenton andare bestapproached Homes are located onChurch Street, Access: Ball The Albert Memorial VC Nationalities: British Homes. Memorial which islocated infront ofthe listed ontheLenton War memorial, Ball Albert isalsothefirstname VC 7th September 1922. Col AW Brewill andwere openedon towardsRoad /Ossington. Moorhouse villageontheMoorhouse Laxton hand-side oftheroad asyou leave islocated ontheright memorial Street. village onHigh The second church islocated inthecentre ofthe Access: theArchangel St.Michael Nationalities: Canadian safety by villagers. to escape. Hewaseventually ledto enabling therear gunnerSgt.REden oftheaircraft broke away,section stream andburstinto flames. The tail poleneara aircraft hitanelectrical overlooks thecrashsite, where the Road, just outsideofthevillage. This by theroadside onMoorhouse hasbeenlocated A secondmemorial 18 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 19 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 23 Mattersey tragic incident. village. Four inthis peoplewere killed 1999,west ofthe on 21stJanuary Cottesmore andaCessna 152aircraft Tornado Training Establishment,RAF GR1 aircraft from the Tri-National a mid-air collisionbetween Tornado was installedto commemorate a bench This memorial History: Sheet111;SK686896 Ref: Grid 24 |Milton 400m from village. Mattersey cemetery, whichisapproximately located ontheroadside by the Thorpe. benchis The memorial villagetowardsMattersey Mattersey Access: Turn offtheB6045 in 23 |Mattersey 24 Milton Lancaster DV334 2013. on19thMay Mausoleum at theMilton dedication ceremony for thismemorial Around 500peopleattended the a bombingraidonBerlin. 1943;havingDecember returned from crashedonthenightof3rd (WS-C) when theirLancaster bomber, DV334 wholosttheirlives Squadron airmen ofsix,IX(B) raised inthememory stone The was memorial History: Sheet120;SK715730 Ref: Grid unsuccessful and then, low on fuel the unsuccessful andthen,low onfuelthe RAF Gamston. This attempt wasalso attempted to landatthenearby diversion site andthepilotthen fog prevented landingatthisinitial Ossington, Notts. However heavy to landatRAF Lincs andinitiallytried from itshomebaseofRAFBardney, had been diverted had beendiverted road out of Milton village. road village. outofMilton isonthe Mausoleum from . road distinctive The theB1164 orby taking Moor Markham accessed from theA1roundabout at canbe Clinton. It located atMarkham Access: Commonwealth Nationalities: & British LIS grant. Nottinghamshire Council County viaan Funding for thestone wasprovided by Mausoleum. the Milton Lancaster crashlandedinafieldclose to The Milton Mausoleum is is Mausoleum The Milton 24 |Milton 20 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 21 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire Newark Cemetery 25 Newark August and21stSeptember 1944 1944 Warsaw Uprising. 4th Between to thePolish the Home Army during gave theirlives dropping supplies Commonwealth andPoland who the ofBritain, totribute 250Airmen unveiled inthecemetery. This wasin 1989 the ‘Air Memorial’ Bridge was Associationof theAirBridge in Thanks to thefundraisingefforts him atNewark. 1993, butthere to isstillamemorial were returned to Krakow, Poland in Sikorski’s General Memorial. remains atthefootburied ofthePolish When bothmendied, were they Minister). Polish Forces (wartimePolish Prime ofthe Commander-in-Chief Sikorski, Government inLondon) andGeneral (head ofthewartimePolish Polish President Republic Raczkiewicz was unveiled by ex-President ofthe ofthePolish airmen. in memory This cross 1941amemorial waserected In ofthecemetery. parts were outindifferentI burials carried and Staunton. Around 50 World War atGonalston detailed inthisbooklet relating to theothermemorials made. Amongst theseare thegraves 400Polishand nearly were burials II. Here around 90Commonwealth town’s Worldduring War cemetery thatwasestablishedinthe section Force isreflected inthewar graves the Royal AirForce andthePolish Air Nottinghamshire’s strong linkswith andindeed Newark History: Sheet121;SK805530 Ref: Grid graves isonly50metres. section from thisroad thewalkto thewar Avenue; by thecemetery entering canbefound Elm onnearby parking from thislocation. Closeron-road isa300metre walk of thecemetery However, themainwargraves section unveiled TownMemorial). War entrance(close toRoad therecently area closeto theLondoncar parking the ‘Polish War Graves’. There isasmall signposting from thetown centre to with andBalderton, Newark between located on themainLondon Road Access: is Cemetery The Newark Commonwealth &Polish Nationalities: British, Visitor Centre. chapelinto a memorial cemetery’s ofthe secure part fundingto convert to are currentlyEfforts underway end ofSeptember. atthe commemorate the AirBridge isheldto service An annualmemorial to &theCarpathians Poland.Hungary Italy over in airfields Yugoslavia, over 200flights were madefrom | Newark National 26 |Newark Wesminster Ban k National Westminster Bank National Westminster 26 Newark | Newark –Cemetery 25 |Newark during thewaryears,during 1939-1945. theancient streetswalked ofNewark and airfields innearby who served is dedicated to themenandwomen &Mrs donated by Mr Tony Wilkinson, History: plaque,This memorial Sheet121;SK807533 Ref: Grid Market Place. Market Stodman Street andtheNewark of Bank islocated onthecorner Access:National Westminster The Bank PLC. provided by theNational Westminster andislocated onasite Society waserected by Airfield theBomber It 22 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 23 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire Newark Town27 Newark Hall the grounds ofNottinghamCastle Ball The statuein Albert memorial VC 29 |NottinghamCastle scroll granting “ freedom ofthe majornote istheilluminated Of isopen. viewed whenthecollection related objects, whichcanbe housesarangeofaviation Gallery The Town andArt HallMuseum the country. the finestexamplesofa Town Hallin grade onelisted buildingandoneof Newark History: Town Hallisa Sheet121;SK807533 Ref: Grid Place. Market accessible from theNewark Access: The Town Halliseasily www.newarktownhallmuseum.co.uk connections. to thetown’s andRAF military relateddisplay cabinetofobjects there Room thePickin isa Inside Room. floor lobby outside the Pickin 1964, whichisdisplayed inthefirst Borough” to RAFSyerston inApril 28 Nottingham–Canal Street Albert Ball 29 NottinghamCastle Albert VC attended by surviving membersofthe attended by surviving the castlegrounds, whichisnormally each year placeon7th May in takes ofremembrance An annualservice Trenchard on8thSeptember 1921. Nottingham Castle by AirMarshal formally unveiled inthegrounds of Poole,the sculptor Henry was The statue, commissionedby inhismemory. memorial fundforopened asubscription a Council then The NottinghamCity Church, Nottingham. held atStMary’s was service 1917aMemorial 7th May Ball’s After Albert History: deathon Sheet129;SK568395 Ref: Grid in the city wassecuredin thecity by the Approval to gettheplaquesited Sadler on1stNovember 1813. flight, whichwasmade James by Nottingham to witness theballoon thousands ofpeopletravelled to isunderstood that back in1813.It original launchsite for theballoon to whatis believed to have beenthe The plaquehasbeenlocated close flight from Nottingham. events; thefirstsuccessfulballoon Nottinghamshire’s aviation earliest ofone the200thanniversary mark Saturday 30thNovember 2013to ofNottinghamon by theSheriff This plaquewasunveiledHistory: Sheet129;SK574394 Ref: Grid this site. admission fee ispayable to access you intotake theCastle grounds; an uphillwalkwill close by andashort There isonstreet metered carparking foot from Friar LaneandStandard Hill. centre andisbestapproached on Castle iswell signposted from thecity Castle closeto thebandstand. The located inthegrounds ofNottingham Access: Ball The Albert statueis VC Nationalities: British in theCastle Museum. Ball relating to Albert areVC displayed Forces.of Armed artefacts Some Ball familyalongwithrepresentatives Station. opposite to theBroadmarsh Bus Nottingham, whichisalmost and Clayton pubonCanal Street, entrance oftheFellows, Morton Access: Located onthewallby the BalloonGroup. andthe Nottingham CivicSociety 28 |Canal Street 24 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 25 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire Trent – Totem Pole 31 Radcliffe-on- Nottingham City Airport - Airport Tollerton30 NottinghamCity memorial site atCotgravememorial Place). also commemorated ataseparate February 1941(thisaircraft /crew is aircraft W5365 thatcrashedon8th the crew ofa Wellington MkII units thatwere basedthere; and to individual RAFsquadrons and includereferencesThese memorials War II. of theairfield’s defences during World pillbox, whichoriginally formed part been positionedontherestored nine different plaqueshave memorial theyears nolessthan Over History: Sheet129;SK618362 Ref: Grid between 1956and1963. between to live inRadcliffe-on-Trent, Notts of theCold War. These families came attheheight Langarairfield at nearby Force personnelwho served (RCAF) the familiesof205Royal Canadian Air resident Smith,honours Christopher The by totem local pole, carved Commissioner SusanGregson. High by theCanadian Deputy handed over to thelocalvillage feet talltotem pole, wasformally ofa17 2013 thisunusualmemorial OnSunday 15thSeptember History: 129; SK645392 Sheet Ref: Grid regulations. directionsignage andaccess airport control tower. Please respect allofthe area /viewing nearthe parking pillbox attherear offthevisitor arethe memorials located on the Lings BarRoad, via Tollerton Road; at Tollerton is accessedofftheA52 Access: Airport NottinghamCity ATC and2425Squadron ATC. Newton; and commemorationsto the satellite role for RAFSyerston andRAF theairfield’s alsomark The memorials Radcliffe-on-Trent Council.Parish Church anditisoperated by the Vicarage to Lane, StMary’s next located on facility is acommunity The Grange Village Centre, which can befound inthegrounds of Access: This unusualmemorial Nationalities: Canadian commemorates thehandover. plaque atthebaseoftotem pole Canadian life andasmallbrass represent different of aspects symbolsthat range ofcarved totem polefeaturesThe colourful a 31 |Radcliffe-on-Trent – Totem Pole Church St Mary’s 32 Radcliffe-on-Trent 32 |Radcliffe on ChurchTrentMary’s St Radcliffe-on-Trent hasanestate of illustrated that by thefact are further through until1963. These connections stationed inRadcliffe inthe1950s Langarwhose personnel wereRCAF relate connections The to RCAF Canadian AirForce 1962”. a mapleleafandthewriting “Royal Base”,Air Materiel whilsttheotherhas RAF Crest andthe writing “From 30 were dedicated in1962.Onehasan andthey withtheRCAF connections These commemorate thetown’s located inthesouthwall. andtheseareaviation connections there are windows two whichhave Church, Radcliffe-on-TrentSt Mary’s elegant stainedglasswindows in Amongstthevarious History: Ref:Sheet129;SK646393 Grid door to The Grange Village Centre. with the junction Vicarage Lane, next on Trent at Road islocated onMain Access: Church atRadcliffe StMary’s Nationalities: Canadian occupants. freezers delivered from Canada for to have fridge hadthefirstupright the housesonestate are reputed Regina, Prince Edward etc.). of Some Canadianafter cities(Vancouver, houses withroads thatare named 32 |Radcliffe on ChurchTrentMary’s St 26 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 27 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 33 Southwell Minster ties withPoland, whichisfurther RAF ensign thecounty’s marks close A Polish flag hanging alongside the to 1945period. andrelateschapel lectern to the 1939 this presentation is located behindthe plaquecommemorating memorial 12 Group Fighter Command anda the chapel, waspresented by No The RAFensign, whichhangsin Green).of Dock asJack (better known Warner ofDixon of theirbrother HoraceJohn Waters Waters ingratitude for thesafe return wasgivencarpet by Elsie andDoris aviation designs woven into them. The alsohaveRAF crest andthekneelers there emblazoned isacarpet withthe front oftherail Newton in 1984.In and crown RAF wasmadeatnearby A communionrailwiththeRAFeagle aeroplane engine. blockfrommade from an thecylinder iron altarcross andcandlestickswere this wasinstalledin1988. The cast Edith poem, Sitwell ‘Still fallstherain’, on thealtarwasinspired by aDame aircraft propellers. thatsits The triptych ()in1919outof Norton The chapelaltarwasbuiltatRAF county’s diverse aviation history. Airmen’s Chapel, whichreflects the Southwell isthebeautiful Minster choiraisleof thenorth In History: Sheet120;SK702538 Ref: Grid www.southwellminster.org their website canbefoundabout theMinster on opposite.is acarpark Further details Church Street, Southwell, andthere Access: islocatedThe on Minster Commonwealth &Polish Nationalities: British, Minster. andChapterThe Dean ofSouthwell of permission included withthekind andphotographs are This entry position. may notalways bein artefacts the church season,someofthese Please beaware thatdependingon Massacre inPoland. Forestcommemorates theKatyn plaque by Simmsthat Ronald emphasised by thewallmounted 33 |Southwell Minster 34 Screveton 34 |Screveton dedicated on13thNovember 2005. wasfinally incident andthe memorial of theschoolboy witnessesofthe outby one collision wascarried researchInitial into themid-air on theground. thereby reducing ofcasualties therisk and into more opencountryside, away from thevillageofScreveton bravely aircraft steered theirstricken thatbothpilots the crashreported Syerston. Eyewitnesses atthetimeof Lancaster W4103 from 5 LFSatRAF Leics; theotherninewere flyingin 1521 BAT Flight atRAF Wymeswold, Two were flyinginOxford LB415from the lossofeleven airmen. a mid-aircollision,whichresulted in Nottinghamshire suffered when they on separate training flights over aircraft were 1944two 14th April of thelate afternoon In History: Sheet129;SK734443 Ref: Grid couple ofcarscanbeparked. whereclose to thememorial a Screveton. There isasmallpull-in Flinthamthat runsbetween and of Screveton ontheFlintham Road islocatedsites. closeto thevillage It crash thetwo equidistant between Access: islocatedThis memorial Nationalities: &Canadian British 33 |Southwell Minster 28 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 29 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 35 Staunton inthe Vale 36 Syerston – Longhedge Lane 1942 to 1947. RAF Syerston timesfrom at various at ofwhomserved Henderson. Both and herhusband, James P/ODonald fence, which commemorate Audrey have beenfastened to thewooden Alongside thetree smallplaques two Audreyof Corporal Henderson. Mee birch tree thatwasplanted inmemory gate isasilver to anairfield Lane next At theendofLonghedgeHistory: Sheet129;SK736490 Ref: Grid were unveiled andatthesametime 3rd plaques July2010,whennew wasrededicatedThe memorial on RAF Winthorpe. the crew trainedwith1661HCUat that information, includingthefact has brought to lightalotofnew P).Research into thecrash Section (No307 Cemetery inNewark buried the Canadian pilot “Herb” Warne is intheirhometowns.burial However crash andmostwere returned for All ofthecrew inthe were killed when itgotinto difficulties. Syerston andwasreturning there aircraft wasoperatingfrom RAF Church on18thFebruary 1943. The west ofStMary’s crashed 1milenorth Squadron Lancaster W4270 that commemorates thecrew of61 This memorial History: Sheet130;SK805435 Ref: Grid taxiways. runs parallelto oneoftheairfield’s into Longhedge left turn Lane, which towards Syerston villageandthen ontheoldFossenorth Way road signs towards RAFSyerston. Head andfollow junction the attheFlinthamcarriageway / Access: Leave theA46dual- Staunton Hallentrance. to accessthissite via Please donottry the Church Walk publicfoot path. approximately 250metres down canbeaccessedby walking memorial accessdriveways; the block property avoid thegrass verges anddonot ontheroad sideplease parking If publichouse.the Staunton Arms Staunton Hall, whichisopposite to road leadingdown to thechurch / yard on thepublic you shouldpark inthevillagechurchmemorial road.Kilvington When visitingthis locatedto just offtheNewark Access: Staunton inthe Vale is Nationalities: &Canadian British board for thesite. has alsoprovided aninterpretation aircrew’s relatives. The LISgrant fund wasmadewiththelastof contact west of St Mary’s Churchwest ofStMary’s W4270 thatcrashed1milenorth crew of61Squadron Lancaster commemoratesThis the memorial 35 |Staunton inthe Vale 30 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 31 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 37 Tollerton villageAirHostess pub 38 | AirMuseum Winthorpe Newark Nottingham Road andCotgraveNottingham Road Lane. of which islocated atthejunction village sign thathasaviation content, The villagealsohasadistinctive on Stanstead Avenue. enhancedby itslocation are further aircraft. The site aviation connections an airhostess 707 andaBoeing proudly displays asign thatfeatures This EverardsHistory: publichouse Sheet129;SK606343 Ref: Grid Melton Road.Melton is easilyaccessiblefrom theA606 in thevillageof Tollerton, thissite andStanstead Road AvenueBurnside Access: Located of atthejunction Winthorpe Newark AirMuseum 38 Winthorpe Newark northern inJune1944. northern and theiraircraft ME846waslostover Squadron operationallywith619 flew RAF Winthorpe inMarch 1944. They HCU crew thattrainedtogether at display thatcommemorates a1661 Netherlands. Closeby isanextensive aircrafttheir Mosquito crashedin The inSeptember 1944when were killed Ldrand Sqn Jim DFC. Warwick They of in memory Wg Cdr GuyGibson VC Hangar 1isacommemorative plaque theLancaster display Corner areaIn of the airfield. their squadrons whichoperated from relating to thePolish AirForce and the museumsite. These includeitems displays canbefound by exploring Various / additionalmemorials EF186crashed.Stirling when aircrew memberthatwaskilled withthenameofan each marked were planted around thememorial, trees 2002nineweeping cherry In of nineandthere were nosurvivors. acrew 1944carrying 4th December nearGrantham,Lincson Breeder Hills Winthorpe. The aircraft crashedat (HCU), whichwasthenbasedatRAF from Conversion 1661Heavy Unit propeller EF186, hubofaStirling September 2000features ofa part thatwasunveiledmemorial on 24th The RAF Winthorpe /1661HCU Winthorpe’s role asatrainingbase. toseveral reflectRAF memorials hasdedicated AirMuseum Newark theyears Over History: Winthorpe Sheet121;SK833563 Ref: Grid includes thememorials. payable to visitthemuseum,which however anadmissionfeeparking, is signs. There isamplefree on-site car the brown andwhite airmuseum bypass by followingthe Newark the A1,A46,A17,A1133roads and The museumiseasyto findfrom on eastofNewark north Trent. Drove Lane, miles Winthorpe istwo Access: Ltd, AirMuseum Newark Commonwealth &Polish. Nationalities: British; Lanchester.P/O Robert and P/O theReverend RichardInge site. inthecrashwereThose killed eastofthecurrent museum north Langford Moor, Coddington, just 1941. in April The crashsite isat 2 CFSRAFCranwell, Lincscrashed Tutor trainingaircraft (K4814)from whenanAvro whowereairmen killed oftwo inmemory dedication service 2013themuseumhosted a April In plaque inHangar2. the museumwithatree; bench;anda crashiscommemorated at Beverley in theExhibitionHall. The Sutton Wick War Lt Pierce Iairman isnow located A plaquecommemoratinga World 38 | AirMuseum Winthorpe Newark 32 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 33 Aviation Memorials | Nottinghamshire 39 Wollaton Hall 40 WoodboroughChurch the lastlinesonthis plaqueread as Unusually for aviation memorials the confinesofvillage. fromdebris thecollisionfell within ProvostsJet from RAFSyerston and The aircraft thatcollidedwere two over 1966. thevillageon26thMay commemorates amid-aircollision church pulpitisa smallplaquethat wallofthe Ontheinternal History: Sheet129;SK632477 Ref: Grid unveiled on27thJune2010. andwas Notts Probation Service by the young offenders supervised by wasconstructed This memorial ‘Battle ofBulge’. fought intheArdennes the during Waal atNijmegen. River The unitlater on 17thSeptember 1944nearthe Garden’‘Operation Market jumping July 1944where re-mustered for they returned to this action Wollaton in of Sainte-Mère-Église. The survivors being June 1944,withtheirobjective ‘Operation Overlord’, jumpingon6th in fromMen the508thtook part men. Divisionto houseoverAirborne 2000 82nd Regiment oftheAmerican by the508thParachute Infantry grounds of Wollaton Park beingused March 1944saw the History: Sheet129;SK533395 Ref: Grid be viewed. Door’ andtheplaquecan policy church operates underthe ‘Open Lingwood Laneinthevillage. The Street ofMain and the junction Woodborough islocated at Access: StSwithuns Church, Nationalities: British was hurt”. follows: beto God. Noone “Thanks to thememorial. your carin the spacesprovided close charges applywhenparking parking from road; theNottinghamring car following the Wollaton Hallsigns Nottingham. Easilyaccessedby of car park Wollaton HallPark in Access: Located intheupper Nationalities: American 39 |Wollaton Hall Landing VTOL VC Squadron Sqn Sgt Sergeant Reserve RAFVR RCAF RAuxAF RAFA RAF RAAF OTU MU OSRSS Council) LIS LFS HCU CaptGp Flt Lt DFC CFS c/n BAT Cadets) ATC Abbreviations memorials to aviationmemorials crashsites and aware ofseveral projects to erect subsequent alterations. We are also for any errors, omissionsor we cannotacceptany responsibility information provided inthisguide, ofthe to ensure theaccuracy care hasbeentaken Whilst every Postscript

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Newark Air Museum and Nottinghamshire County Council gratefully acknowledge the valuable help provided by: volunteers and staff at the Newark Air Museum; Howard Heeley; Colin Savill; Di Abblewhite; the Warne family; Jane Knox and the ‘ME846 Family’; Richard Flagg; Gary Watson; the staff and church members at the numerous churches across the county; various contacts associated with the different memorial sites locations; the North Kesteven District Council for their inspirational North Kesteven Airfield Trail booklets.