Shipdham
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STATION 115
44th Bomb Group - October 1942 to June 1945
Location:
Shipdham airfield is situated just to the east of Shipdham Village itself. The turning for the airfield is on the main Dereham to Watton Road just before the King's Head public house.' The airfield is roughly 5-6 miles south of East Dereham which is on the main A47 trunk road from Norwich.
All sites are now private property and permission must be obtained prior to visiting. Please contact Memorial Library staff.
Remaining buildings, etc.:
Most of the Tech site remains, including the HQ building located on the right of the entrance to the airfield along with the control tower, MT sheds (motor transport), bomb site store and the three original T2 Hangers now used as warehouses by Faber Parker.
The dispersed sites are to the south-east of the airfield. Several huts remain on site 2 (506th B.S.), there are two buildings remaining on the communal site, and the 14th CBW is almost intact, along with the 464th sub depot site.
THE 14TH CBW CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH MR S. ADAMS- Please contact Memorial Library staff.
Memorials, etc.:
During a reunion of veterans in September 1983, a granite memorial was dedicated to the 44th Bomb Group. It stands in the churchyard of the parish church of All Saints, Shipdham. Another marker was fixed to the side of the control tower. It was donated by Robert Lee Aston, a Navigator with the 67th B.S. A third memorial is located outside the Shipdham Aero Club building's main entrance and a small museum is housed within the club facilities.
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