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Updated: 18 Aug 05

In honor of the Fighting Scouts of the 8th Air Force who trained at Goxhill Airfield 1944-1945 - These bomber and fighter pilots formed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Scouting Forces. They led the bombers to every target from September 1944 through April 1945, through all weather, scouting all targets and often defending the Bomber Stream

Inscription to 8th Air Force Fighting Scouts on the main RAF Goxhill memorial which reads:

"In honor of the Fighting Scouts of the 8th Air Force who trained at Goxhill Airfield 1944-1945

These bomber and fighter pilots formed the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Scouting Forces. They led the bombers to every target from September 1944 through April 1945, through all weather, scouting all targets and often defending the Bomber Stream

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In memory of Robert Bennett and Charles Hess who gave their lives at Goxhill

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Presenting by the Scouting Force Association - 1998."

This photo appears with kind permission of mennok.demon.nl.

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