Ongoing maintenance work to improve the memorial is being carried out from November 2025 through to mid-May 2026, in time for the official unveiling and blessing ceremony on Sunday, 31 May 2026.

Please feel free to visit the memorial any time, and if you have any other questions.  

Please get in touch with Chris Coverdale at the website address: info@downhammarketairfieldmemorial.com  

The airfield memorial stands as a cherished tribute to the brave individuals who served at RAF Downham Market, a pivotal Royal Air Force Bomber Station from July 1942 to September 1945.

I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this memorial project. Your Support is invaluable and greatly appreciated. Your generosity will ensure that the sacrifice of our fallen heroes, many of whom were never found, can now be remembered together at the memorial forever. 

The memorial, which honours their sacrifice from 1942 to 1945, will stand as a testament to their bravery, thanks to your support. 

To everyone who has contributed through our GoFundMe page, thank you. Your kindness truly makes a difference, and I sincerely appreciate your generosity.

With this memorial, we are keeping the legacy of those who served alive together!

"We Will Remember Them"

The view from 2022, looking straight ahead, which was once the main east-west runway at the former RAF Downham Market. Now the runways have gone and been replaced by farmland. Sections of the perimeter track still survive. 

The same location as above, now with the Airfield  Cairn memorial in 2025, which is currently under Maintenance.