Inscription
Site of Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station 1917 - 1992.
The London Borough of Bromley
Site: Biggin Hill Airfield (2 memorials)
TN16, Main Street
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station
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Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station
The airfield was originally opened by the Royal Flying Corps during World War...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station
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London Borough of Bromley
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Biggin Hill Royal Air Force Station
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