Welcome to Downham Market Airfield Cairn Memorial Website

The airfield memorial stands as a cherished tribute to the brave servicemen and women 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 and continues to give their help and support to this memorial project, as your ongoing support encourages others to join and sustain this effort. 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. This act of remembrance honours their bravery and keeps their memory alive for generations to come. 

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

To everyone who has contributed through the GoFundMe page, thank you. Your ongoing kindness and support are vital in keeping this memorial alive, and I sincerely appreciate your generosity.

With this memorial, we are keeping the legacy of those who served and fought for freedom. 

"We Will Remember Them"

Photo of the memorial in July 2025 with the plaques installed; however, the lush green grass on the memorial embankments was killed off, not sure how. Ongoing maintenance is due throughout January to May 2026.

I am currently considering cost-effective ways to replace the tired look of the dead grass with either new turf or a more permanent solution, such as granite gravel, for easy maintenance. Also, there is a matter of replacing some or all of the losses plaques!

At this stage, there is still much to do to get the memorial ready for the official unveiling and blessing ceremony to be held at the end of May 2026. Owing to the poor weather conditions, this work can only be carried out on dry days.

I'm sorry to anyone visiting the memorial while all the changes are carried out.

Hold off on visiting if you are making a long journey until the memorial is looking its best, until all the issues have been put right, which should be by the end of April 2026.

If anyone would still like to visit and see the location while the improvements are underway, please feel free to do so.   

Please remember to support the memorial with a donation if you can, as I need more support and would greatly appreciate it. You can do this by going to the donate page on this website.

Thank you, Best wishes,   Christopher Coverdale. 

The Photos below show the Downham Market Airfield Cairn Memorial as it currently is. I appreciate everyone's patience while the fixes and improvement work is carried out (There is still much to do)

The Downham Market Airfield Cairn memorial, 30 January 2026: the right-side stonework is in place; both sides are completed; the balance of the memorial looks good. The embankment work will start as the weather warms—significant maintenance changes to follow soon.