Royal Air Force Memorial Chapel of Saints Michael and
Philip
The Royal Air Force Memorial Chapel of Saints Michael and Philip is
the village church of St Matthew, in Sutton Bridge on the A17.
The memorial chapel is located in the north
aisle of the church and was dedicated on 29 Mar 1957, in memory of Commonwealth
and Allied airmen who gave
their
lives
whilst
serving
at
RAF Sutton Bridge. The chapel also includes In the chapel a Roll
of Honour.
The altar frontal includes the crests of the Royal Air Force, Royal
Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal New Zealand
Air Force,
Polish Air Force, and a Czechoslovak Air Force flying badge.
CWGC Military Plot, Saint Matthew's Church
A Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Cross of Sacrifice stands by the military plot in the churchyard.
Sutton Bridge Memorial
There is a plinth-mounted propeller blade situated
at the side of the bridge at Sutton Bridge. This was erected in 1993
with the help of the Fenland & West Norfolk Aviation Museum. The
propeller blade came from a crashed Hurricane that was based at the airfield.
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