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Banff Wing Memorial vr0422jhp Banff Strike Wing memorial Boyndie airfield Aberdeenshire Scotland granite sunny floral display WW2 RAF base situated in a special lay-by in view of the old Boyndie Airfield which is now a wind turbine farm to the south of Banff in Aberdeenshire. Situated on high ground above the Moray Firth the Mosquito and Beaufighter Squadrons attacked German shipping and submarines in the last year of the war to great effect and this memorial remembers their courage and sacrifice during 1944 and 1945. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Buchan, airfield, Boyndie, landscape, strike, wind, WW11, turbines, war, aeroplanes, RAF, Mosquitoes, Beaufighters, memorial, roadside, lay-by, granite, 2008, July, summer, sunshine, blue, sky, sunny, flowers, floral, display, wreaths, steps, Nikon, digital, camera, D300, upright
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Aberdeenshire Coast
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Banff Wing Memorial vr0422jhp
Upload Date: 2008-07-22 12:19:19
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Banff Strike Wing memorial Boyndie airfield Aberdeenshire Scotland granite sunny

floral display WW2 RAF base situated in a special lay-by in view of the old Boyndie Airfield which is now a wind turbine farm to the south of Banff in Aberdeenshire. Situated on high ground above the Moray Firth the Mosquito and Beaufighter Squadrons attacked German shipping and submarines in the last year of the war to great effect and this memorial remembers their courage and sacrifice during 1944 and 1945.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Buchan, airfield, Boyndie, landscape, strike, wind, WW11, turbines, war, aeroplanes, RAF, Mosquitoes, Beaufighters, memorial, roadside, lay-by, granite, 2008, July, summer, sunshine, blue, sky, sunny, flowers, floral, display, wreaths, steps, Nikon, digital, camera, D300, upright