Glatton Water Tower Memorial
Details:
On the right hand side of the 457th Group monument.
A bronze plaque surmounted on a free-standing trapezoidal marble block. The plaque is inscribed in English text and low relief with the image of the water tank inscribed on top followed by the message. The 50ft high Braithwaite water tower is virtually the only surviving structure at Glatton. It was built to be used during the war .The memorial plaque serves as a remembrance to the men who paid the ultimate sacrifice flying from RAF Glatton in the Second World War.
Source of images: https://www.geograph.org.uk, https://cambridgemilitaryhistory.com, https://seearoundbritain.com
Monument Text:
GLATTON AIR BASE
1944 1945
The WATER TOWER that stands before you is
the only remaining significant structure
of the Glatton Air Base.
Construction of this base (Station 130) was
completed by the 809th Engineer Battalion
(Aviation) of the United States Army in late
1943. It was home for the 457th Bomb Group (H)
of the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in 1944-45.
Today this tower stands alone, like a silent
sentinel, providing a visual landmark for
those 457th Airmen who did not return from
that last mission.
It is a symbol of remembrance for all Airmen
who fought in WWII for the cause of freedom.
