Memorial Bruneval Raid
On 27 February 1942, there was an Allied paratroopers-raid on the German Freya radarstation in Bruneval in France. The aircraft left from Thruxton Airfield. This plaque commemorates the raid.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Flickr
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