Bernard Plaut
Military | First Lieutenant | Lead Navigator | 457th Bomb Group
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457th Bombardment Group (H) memorial
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Memorial to the 457th Bombardment Group (H) near the site of their base at Glatton airfield (Station 130).
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Detail of the memorial commemorating the water tower used by Glatton airfield, station 130. This monument is on the site of the principal memorial to the 457th BG(H), on a road junction near the village of Conington. The water tower is directly behind this site.
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Detail of the rear, at the base, of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The memorial site is on a roadside junction, close to the site of the original airfield, Glatton Station130.
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Detail of the rear of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The memorial site is on a roadside junction, close to the site of the original airfield, Glatton Station130.
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The original water tower used by Glatton airfield, station 130. The airfield was the base of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The water tower is directly behind the principal memorial site.
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Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot of the right hand flag pole on the site of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The site is on the roadside near the village of Conington.
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Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot of the left hand flag pole on the site of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The site is on the roadside near the village of Conington.
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Detail of the seat to the left of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The seat bears two individual commemorations.
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Memorial commemorating the water tower used by Glatton airfield, station 130. This monument is on the site of the principal memorial to the 457th BG(H), on a road junction near the village of Conington. The water tower is directly behind this site.
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Detail of the seat to the left of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy), on the roadside near the village of Conington. The seat bears two individual commemorations.
Detailed history
This is the site of the main memorial to the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy), on a roadside junction. It is adjacent to the original water tower which served Glatton airfield (Station 130), the home of the 457th.
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 February 2018 19:22:29 | Rob in Norwich | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude and history |
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Site visited by Rob Edwards January 2018. Photos to follow. |
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