Monument Details

1st Scouting Force Marker

Details:

On the left hand side of the prop monument.

Marker

A small bronze plaque affixed to an angled stone base inscribed in English in raised lettering. The insignia of the 8^th Air Force and the 1^st Scouting Force is inscribed in relief on the top right and left corners of the plaque. The plaque was dedicated to the airmen of the 1^st Scouting Force who lost their lives while serving at Bassingbourn.

Monument Text:

In Honor Of

THE 1ST SCOUTING FORCE

Flight Operations And Ground Personnel

Who served at Bassingbourn 24 March - 21 April 1945

Led by Lt. Col. Allison C. Brooks, this group of volunteer Bomber

and Fighter Pilots, flying the P-51 Mustang, continued to lead the

1st Air Division on it's final missions over Germany. They took the

bomber stream through the weather, scouted all targets and bravely

defended the bomber stream.

In Memory of

those who gave their lives while serving at Bassinghourn