On the north side of the town war memorial cross, after taking a right turn. The memorial is set on the east side of the road.

A rectangular marble tablet, set on the ground in a slant position. It is inscribed in English text with various printed images on the top and bottom corners. On the top are the depiction of a B-24 airplane, the RAF Sudbury plan, and a B-17 airplane. On the bottom left corner is the 486^th Bomb Group emblem while on the bottom right corner is the Sudbury coat of arms.

486th Air Expeditionary Wing, constituted as 486th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 14 September 1943 and activated on 20 September Moved to England in March 1944 and assigned to Eighth AF. The group was assigned to the 4th Combat Bombardment Wing, and the group tail code initially was a "Square-O". When the group converted from B-24s to B-17s during the summer of 1944, the identification symbol was changed to a "Square-W", perhaps to avoid confusion with the Square-D on B-17s of the 100th Bomb Group. The 486th was the only group to change its tail code.

During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 486th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was an Eighth Air Force heavy bombardment unit in England, stationed at RAF Sudbury. The group operated chiefly against strategic objectives in Germany until May 1945, flying 188 missions and losing 33 aircraft.

Source of information: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, https://en.wikipedia.org

Source of images: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk

486TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H)

THE 486TH FLEW 191 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER NAZI HELD EUROPE.

FROM MAY 1944 TO JULY 1945

THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED BY SURVIVORS OF THE 486TH

AND THE TOWN OF SUDBURY IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND

THE 400 AIRMEN WHO DIED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.