Memorial plan for Polish squadron

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/6524915.stm

A memorial is being built using parts of Lancaster bombers to honour
Polish airmen who flew the aircraft from a Lincolnshire airbase.

The Polish 300 Squadron flew the bombers from RAF Faldingworth during
World War II.

Organiser Colin Mitchell-Smith said he is hoping parts from bombers
shot down in England, France, Denmark and Belgium can be recovered to
form the memorial.

A special memorial service will be held on 8 September at the airbase.

Mr Mitchell-Smith said the base of the monument would be made from
parts of broken pieces of concrete from the airbase’s former
runway “to represent the tragedy and horror of war”.

"It (the memorial) is to remember what these people gave so that we
could at that time not be overrun by the tyranny that was threatening.

“It also represents how people can come together from all sorts of
backgrounds and from all countries,” he added.

He said the base was staffed with Polish ground crew, administrators
and bombers.