457th Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force - The Mighty 8th-Glatton - Cambridgeshire - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

This is on the corner as you turn into the village of Conington. The old water tower from the nearby base is in the trees behind and parts of the old runways are still visible.

Inscription:

457TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP {H)
GLATTON STATION 130

THE U.S.ARMY EIGHT AIR FORCE
1ST AIR DIVISION 94TH COMBAT WING

WE WHO HAVE SURVIVED DEDICATE
THIS MONUMENT TO OUR FELLOW
AIRMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM

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There is a older Memorial in the churchyard in the village

Property Permission: Public Access instructions: On the corner of the road turning into Conninngton from the Old A1 road Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Connington, Camb's United Kingdom Commemoration: crews of the 457th Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force - The Mighty 8th. Date of Dedication: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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