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| HER Number: | MDV105458 |
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| Name: | Dunkeswell Airfield USAAF and US Navy Memorial Propeller |
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Summary
Large propeller mounted on a curved stone wall with plaque in front, in memory of United States Navy and Air Force personnel who were based at Dunkeswell during World War II.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 137 078 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WAR MEMORIAL (World War II to XXI - 1939 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Francis, P., 1995, Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery. (Report - Survey). SDV312951.
GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.
Map object based on this source.
Walls, S., 2010, The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon, 264-5; DUN17 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV355902.
The memorial propeller at Dunkeswell Airfield is one of only two external instances of relics used as war memorials in East Devon, both of which are connected with Second World War airfields.
Trick, S., 2012, Dunkeswell Airfield Memorial (Ground Photograph). SDV356573.
Read, A., + Trick, S., 2013, Blackdown Hills AONB War Memorials (Report - Survey). SDV352538.
Propeller appears to be cast bronze with a weathered look intentional or not. Plaque looks like polished granite. US and British flags either side on flagpoles.
'THIS STONE WAS LAID TO PRESERVE <BR> THE MEMORY OF THE U.S. NAVY & U.S.A.A.F. <BR> PERSONNEL WHO WERE BASED AT <BR> DUNKESWELL DURING W.W.11 <BR><BR> MANY RETURNED HOME, SOME STAYED FOREVER <BR> NONE WILL BE FORGOTTEN [LOGO] WORDS BY JEFF GLASSER'.
Propeller possibly replaced recently.
0 names recorded.
Condition: Good.
Surveyed:
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Imperial War Museum, 2014, War Memorials Archive, 25258 (Website). SDV356253.
Large propeller mounted on a curved stone wall. In front of wall is stone of remembrance of rough-hewn granite with plaque bearing inscription. Incised gilt lettering. Emblem beneath inscription on plaque.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312951 | Report - Survey: Francis, P.. 1995. Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey. Dunkeswell and Upottery.. Blackdown Hills AONB. Digital + A4. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV351585 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV352538 | Report - Survey: Read, A., + Trick, S.. 2013. Blackdown Hills AONB War Memorials. Digital. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV355902 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Walls, S.. 2010. The Materiality of Remembrance: Twentieth Century War Memorials in Devon. University of Exeter. Digital. 264-5; DUN17. |
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| SDV356253 | Website: Imperial War Museum. 2014. War Memorials Archive. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Website. 25258. |
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| SDV356573 | Ground Photograph: Trick, S.. 2012. Dunkeswell Airfield Memorial. Blackdown Hills War Memorial Project. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4948 - Blackdown Hills Airfield Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2014 4:27PM |
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