On the north side outside the museum, in front of the Building #79.

1943     1945

ERECTED BY AMERICAN ARMY AIR FORCES PERSONNEL TO COMMEMORATE

TWO YEARS OF COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST NAZI GERMANY

WHILE STATIONED AT DUXFORD

AMERICAN PILOTS FLEW 465 COMBAT MISSIONS FROM THIS AIRFIELD FROM

APRIL 1943 UNTIL THE VICTORY IN EUROPE 8 MAY 1945. THEY DESTROYED

353 GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN AERIAL COMBAT AND 343 WHILE STRAFING

AIRFIELDS. THIS PLAQUE IS OFFERED AS A TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE OF THOSE

AIRMEN AND TO THE DEVOTION TO DUTY OF GROUND SPECIALISTS WHOSE WORK

MADE THESE VICTORIES POSSIBLE.

78TH FIGHTER GROUP

INCLUDING HEADQUARTERS 82ND, 83RD AND 84TH FIGHTER SQUADRONS

443RD AIR SERVICE GROUP

INCLUDING HEADQUARTERS AND BASE SERVICES SQUADRON 643RD AIR MATERIEL

SQUADRON AND 819TH AIR ENGINEERING SQUADRON