Bottesford, Leicestershire

Bottesford / Normanton
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10 September 1941
4 March 1960
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AIRFIELD SITE : Replica Art Deco Control Tower

Built in 2005 this Replica Art Deco Control Tower is a copy of one in Australia as a Memorial to the Australians who served at RAF Bottesford.

BUILDING 50 : Control Tower

BUILDING 51 : Night Flying Equipment Store

BUILDING 58 : Maintenance Unit

BUILDING 59 : Maintenance Unit

BUILDING 79 : Mechanical Transport Sheds & Yard

BUILDING 97 : Hangar / B1 Type Aircraft Shed

COMMUNAL SITE : Airmens Showers & Ablutions

COMMUNAL SITE : Blast Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.974089, -0.762903
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COMMUNAL SITE : Blast Shelter

LOCATED AT : ​52.974188, -0.763195
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COMMUNAL SITE : Dining Room

COMMUNAL SITE : Gymnasium

COMMUNAL SITE : Ration Store

COMMUNAL SITE : Standby Set House

MEMORIAL SITE : Church of St Mary The Virgin

Buried in this Churchyard are:
Cadet George Allcroft (Royal Air Force)
Sergeant Harold Curson (Royal Air Force)
Flight Sergeant William Dundas Fordwych (Royal Air Force)
Flight Lieutenant Raymund Joseph Hannan (Royal Air Force)
Sergeant Brian Leonard McKenzie Jenkin (Royal New Zealand Air Force)
Flight Sergeant Kennerleigh Barnett Lee (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Sergeant John Charles Murphy (Royal Australian Air Force)
Flight Lieutenant Robert King Porter (Royal Air Force)
Sergeant Albert Roberts (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
​Sergeant Peter John Thompson (Royal Air Force)

MEMORIAL SITE : Eucalyptus Gunnii Tree Memorial

MEMORIAL SITE : Normanton by Bottesford Village Sign

MEMORIAL SITE : RAF Bottesford Memorial Plaque

MISCELLANEOUS : Avro Lancaster Land Art

MISCELLANEOUS : Bottesford Village History Board

MISCELLANEOUS : RAF Bottesford Site Plan