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Weston Longville village sign, resented to the people of the village by the 466th Bomb Group in 1977.
Certificate for 466th Bomb Group flag at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
466th Bomb Group flag at All saints Church, Weston Longville.
466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF WESTON LONGVILLE 27TH AUGUST 1977 BY THE 466TH B.G. U.S. 8TH A.F. IN MEMORY OF THE 324 MEN FROM THIS GROUP KILLED IN ACTION FLYING FROM THE AIR FIELD IN THIS PARISH MARCH 1944 – MAY 1945
Inside the church is a small area of memory, with an honour roll and a flag. Outside, the village sign was given to the people of the village by the 466th Bomb Group.
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Ronnie Jarrod lived near the Attlebridge airbase. At the age of 12, he and another boy Kenneth Tayor (aged 10) found a parachute with mortar bomb attached. Unfortunately as they were handling it the bomb exploded and both boys were killed. They are...
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George Savory lived in Weston Longville, close to the Attlebridge air base.
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Kenneth Taylor lived near the Attlebridge airbase. At the age of 10, he and another boy Ronnie Jarrod (aged 12) found a parachute with mortar bomb attached. Unfortunately as they were handling it the bomb exploded and both boys were killed. They are...
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Peter Woodcock was born in Weston Longville, close to the Attlebridge air base.
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