Group    From 1978 

Shoreham Aircraft Museum

Founded by local enthusiasts, whose passion for the Battle of Britain period resulted in the establishment of a permanent display in 1988. It houses hundreds of relics excavated by the group from crashed British and German aircraft, as well as items which have been donated. In 2006, it decided to erect permanent memorials to all those Battle of Britain pilots who lost their lives within a ten miles radius of Shoreham Their tape measure must be a bit elastic since the Richard Reynell memorial is more like 15 miles away.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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Richard Reynell

{Beneath the Royal Air Force badge:} In memory of Flight Lieutenant Richard C...

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Robin Waterston

{Beneath the Royal Air Force badge:} In memory of Flying Officer Robin McGreg...

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Guy Penrose Gibson

Guy Penrose Gibson

Wing Commander. Born Simla, India. Leader of the Dambusters Raid for which he was awarded the V.C. Died when his plane crashed in the Netherlands returning from a bombing raid in Germany. Played by...

Person, Armed Forces, Aviation, India

1 memorial
Hampden Bomber P4399 Crash

Hampden Bomber P4399 Crash

At around 4 am, the plane is thought to have got caught in an electrical storm when it was returning from a bombing raid on Cologne. Three of the crew and three civilians were killed after the plan...

Event, Aviation, Tragedy

1 memorial
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

As part of WW2 the Germans set out to gain supremacy over the RAF in the British skies. This, the Battle of Britain, was the first time that a major campaign took place in the air. The Luftwaffe at...

Event, Aviation, Tragedy

5 memorials
DHC Dash 7

DHC Dash 7

DHC stands for De Havilland Canada. It was a turboprop-powered airliner with STOL (short take-off and landing) capabilities. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988. The plane w...

Vehicle, Aviation, Canada

1 memorial
Sir Alan Cobham

Sir Alan Cobham

Aviator. Born Alan John Cobham in Camberwell. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, and went on to become the first test pilot for the de Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service. In 1932 he sta...

Person, Aviation, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial

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Stratford Langthorne Abbey

Stratford Langthorne Abbey

A Cistercian monastery. Also called St Mary's or West Ham Abbey, one of the largest Cistercian abbeys in England, it existed until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Although the ruins were pillag...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Afghan War

Afghan War

456 UK military died in Afghanistan during this war.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy, Afghanistan

1 memorial