In front of the 446^th BG building.

A three-blade Hamilton standard propeller over a low red brick wall. Below the propellor is a cast bronze plaque that contains the commemoration message. The plaque is inscribed in English in raised lettering. This memorial was unveiled by Bill Davenport, President of the 446th Bomb Group Association in 1993 during a Group reunion. 

Bungay airfield was constructed by Kirk & Kirk Ltd in 1942, with a main runway of 1.8 kilometers in length and two intersecting shorter secondary runways. The technical, administrative, and domestic buildings were located around the edge of the airfield, mainly in the west, in order to lessen the impact of enemy attacks.

The airfield was used by the Twelfth Air Force 428th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group (Medium); followed by the 329th Bombardment Squadron, 93d Bombardment Group (Heavy), and later by four squadrons of the Eighth Air Force 446th Bombardment Group (Heavy), who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base.

After the war, it was handed over to the Royal Navy and later came under civilian use before the runways and tracks were broken up for aggregate in the 1980s.

One of the eight Communal sites (Site 4) has survived on the grounds of Grange Farm complete and in good condition and whereas some of the Headquarters buildings on Site 2 have long since been dismantled, at least some others are still in place.

Source of information: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk, www.geograph.org.uk

Source of photos: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk, Leo Raynolds of flickr.com

IN MEMORY OF ALL THESE WHO

GAVE THEIR LIVES OR SERVED

WITH THE 446TH BOMB GROUP (H)

AT FLIXTON, BUNGAY, 1943 - 1945.

20TH COMBAT WING, 2ND AIR DIV.