Greenham Control Tower
Description:
The site contains a monument for the crew of two B-17 bombers that collided over the base in December 1944 and for the American airmen who perished in the crash of a Horsa Glider which killed 33.
Address:
Burys Bank Road , RG19 8BZ , Newbury , Berkshire , England , UK
Located at the north side of the former RAF Greenham Common runway. A junction road via Burys Bank Road near Newbury & Crookham Golf Club can be accessed to the site. The site was known as Area A during the Cold War and additionally housed a number of dispersed buildings including some occupied by US Bomb Squadron but now demolished.
Source of image: Google Maps
Map reference (click on pin to see Lat/Long):
51.381956 -1.284392 Burys Bank Road
Flag Poles :
0
Memorials:
