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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.

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  • Nom
    Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
  • Lieu
    ELLON
  • Contribution
    Grasset Jacques
  • ID
    1425.1530

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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.

Memorial at Ellon's B-12 airfield, a reminder of the presence there of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.

Text from one of the steles:
 After building the Vaux sur Seulles airfield, the 16th Airfield Construction Group RE under the command of Colonel Hancock, a soil consolidation specialist, went to Ellon on June 29, 1944 to begin work on the B12 airfield.

Work begins on June 30, 1944.

The aim was to create a 1700-meter runway covered with square mesh. The numerous plots of land making up the future airfield were stripped of their crops and the machines were able to carry out their work.
The whole complex was operational on July 18, 1944.

This seems a relatively long time, but the companies of the RE du 16th ACG are often called upon elsewhere to carry out road and bridge repairs....

During a technical survey of the Cherbourg airfield, Colonel Hancock's vehicle blows up on a mine. The colonel is killed. A "Memorial service" is broadcast on B12.

Meanwhile, the Mustangs of the 122 Squadron of the RAF, Bombay left B7, Vaux/Martragny on July 16, 1944 and moved to EllonB12 on the same day.

 
Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.
Crédit photo Jacques Grasset.
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Memorial to ALG B12 of the 122 WING of the R.A.F.

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