US 8th Army Airforce Memorial
US 8th Army Airforce Memorial is a memorial in Podington, Bedford, England. US 8th Army Airforce Memorial is situated nearby to the forest Chain Spinney, as well as near the locality Hinwick House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Pod Raceway and Wymington Meadow.
Santa Pod Raceway
Sports venue
Photo: Dan santapod, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Pod Raceway is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue for 1⁄4 mile and 1⁄8 mile racing. Located in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the drag strip was built on a disused Second World War Royal Air Force airbase, known as RAF Podington; once used by the USAAF's 92nd Bomb Group. Santa Pod Raceway is situated 1¼ miles southeast of US 8th Army Airforce Memorial.
Wymington Meadow
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wymington Meadow is a nature reserve south of Wymington in Bedfordshire. It is approximately one hectare, and is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Sharnbrook Summit
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sharnbrook Summit is a nature reserve between the villages of Sharnbrook and Wymington in Bedfordshire. It has an area of approximately nine hectares, and it is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Sharnbrook Summit is situated 2 miles east of US 8th Army Airforce Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinwick House and Hinwick.
Hinwick House
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinwick House is a Grade I-listed Queen Anne country house located about 90 minutes from Central London, near Podington in North Bedfordshire. The estate consists of the Queen Anne main house, the Victorian wing, the Victorian wing extension, garage block, stables, three cottages attached to a clock tower, a walled garden and a period dovecote.
Hinwick
Village
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinwick is a hamlet in northwest Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; it is around nine miles north west of Bedford and is about 1 km east of the county border with Northamptonshire which is also the postal county.
Farndish
Village
Photo: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farndish is a village in the civil parish of Podington, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. It is located about 500 metres east of the county boundary with Northamptonshire.
US 8th Army Airforce Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “We Will Always Remember ‘Fames Favoured Few’. 92nd Bombardment Group (H) 8th Army Air Force. In memory of those brave airmen and support groups who gave their lives and who served during World War II for the liberation of Europe. ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Podington, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.24574° or 52° 14′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.62444° or 0° 37′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C4X69WG+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 5108632389OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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