Commemorating Boulmer Airfield
The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT) installed the memorial on the southern edge of Boulmer village, looking onto the land where the runway was located.
RAF Boulmer Station Commander, Group Captain Chesh Cowieson, Warrant Officer David Barr, Longhoughton parish councillors and residents attended the ceremony on Sunday.
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Hide AdABCT director general Kenneth Bannerman said: “Boulmer Airfield unusually originally served in World War Two as a decoy airfield for legendary Northumberland RAF base Acklington, later becoming a real airfield to assist with Spitfire advanced flying training.
“Although today’s famous radar station is technically separate from the World War Two site, this airfield still remains greatly remembered and appreciated.”
The ABCT is aimed to commemorate each known disused airfield site in Britain. Almost 200 are scheduled to be in place by the end of this year.