96th Bomb Group Memorial - RAF Snetterton Heath

[vix]

I've been meaning to photograph this for a while, we see it every time we go to Snetterton.

I managed to get there yesterday and put a pic in my 365, however I've been receiving some good comments about it so I thought I'd post up a series.

The light wasn't great, but you can see what great potential this has.

Plaque on the fence as you drive into the circuit, you can see the memorial is a plane flying up on large silvery stands. I have to admit, I haven't yet found out what the plane is.

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/memorial0.jpg

Another plaque in front of the memorial:

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/memorial5.jpg

Various shots of the plane:

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/memorial4.jpg

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/memorial3.jpg

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/memorial2.jpg

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/memorial1.jpg

Plaque detailing the construction:

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/plaque.jpg

Not sure who cleans it and how often! It's very shiny but a bit scratched!

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/Memorial/me22.jpg

[Feek]

Looks like a B-17 Flying Fortress to me.

[AboveTheSalt]

"96th Bomb Group" - "God Speed"

Irony or what?

I bless this bomb and curse everyone it kills in the name of the Lord.

[Flibster]

96th @ Snetteton?

B17's

It is a nice memorial. Surprised it hasn't been nicked for scrap metal value yet actually - as what happened to the DeHavilland Mosquito Memorial. :(

[divine]

WTF it has my name on it.

[Fayshun]

"96th Bomb Group" - "God Speed"

Irony or what?

I bless this bomb and curse everyone it kills in the name of the Lord.

F*cking-A, you know God was on our side.:cool: