D-Day Commemoration at Down Ampney Airfield

for 3 hours, 30 mins
The Old Airfield, Down Ampney
Down Ampney Estate (road between Down Ampney and Kempsford) Cirencester What3Words ///conjured.ushering.protect, GL7 5PL, United Kingdom

A special event commemorating those who flew from RAF Down Ampney on 5th June 1944 - the eve of D-Day - to take part in the Normandy Landings.

With the VOCAL singers - singing war time songs; Cirencester Town Band; the An Act of Remembrance; the ceremony of Sunset. There will be a static display of RAF Down Ampney Memorabilia; some vintage military vehicles on display; community singing; and refreshments.

Tickets (to cover expenses of the event) are £5 each and are available from Ticket Source - see link below.

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The Church of the Holy Rood, Ampney Crucis

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The Rectory, Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5RY

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D-Day Commemoration at Down Ampney Airfield

for 3 hours, 30 mins
The Old Airfield, Down Ampney
Down Ampney Estate (road between Down Ampney and Kempsford) Cirencester What3Words ///conjured.ushering.protect, GL7 5PL, United Kingdom

A special event commemorating those who flew from RAF Down Ampney on 5th June 1944 - the eve of D-Day - to take part in the Normandy Landings.

With the VOCAL singers - singing war time songs; Cirencester Town Band; the An Act of Remembrance; the ceremony of Sunset. There will be a static display of RAF Down Ampney Memorabilia; some vintage military vehicles on display; community singing; and refreshments.

Tickets (to cover expenses of the event) are £5 each and are available from Ticket Source - see link below.

More info