On the garden eastbound of the car park.

A black airplane propellor blade mounted onto a concrete base. On the front side of the base, a plaque is affixed inscribed in English in white lettering. The plaque is also printed with the 8^th and 9^th Air Force and the Royal Air Force insignia. The memorial was dedicated on June 2, 1944.

RAF Station Membury is a former World War II airfield built in the civil parish of Lambourn in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north-northwest of Hungerford, at the Membury services stop of the M4 motorway; about 60 miles (97 km) miles west-southwest of London. The airfield also lies immediately next to the iron age hillfort of Membury Camp.

Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force. During the war, it was used by several combat units with varying missions. It was also a major supply and maintenance depot. After the war, it was a private airport until the construction of the M4 motorway in the 1960s when it was closed.

Today the remains of the airfield are located on private property with the former technical site now being an industrial estate (Membury Business Park).'

Known as USAAF Station AAF-466 during the Second World War for security reasons, the base's Station Code was "ME". The 3rd Photographic and 67th Observation/Reconnaissance Groups, 6th Tactical Air Depot, 366th Fighter Group, and 436th Troop Carrier Group all saw service here. Major strategies were planned with contributions towards Operation Overlord, Operation Dragoon, and Operation Market-Garden. After the war, the Station reverted to RAF control with the 525 and 187 Squadrons based here.

Once the airfield was no longer used by the RAF the M4 motorway was built, dissecting it; today the Services occupy the northeast part of the old airfield. New hangars have been built (2010) and the runway has been partly repaired for the present flying and maintenance of aircraft, after a long period of deterioration.

Source of information: en.wikipedia.org

Source of photos: lambourn.org

DEDICATED

To the Personnel of the R.A.F. and

U.S.A.A.F. 8th and 9th Commands

Who Served at Station 406 MEMBURY

During 1941 to 1947

REMEMBER THEM ALL