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Royal Air Force Memorial Chapel of Saints Michael and Philip The Royal Air Force Memorial Chapel of Saints Michael and Philip is the village church of St Matthew, in Sutton Bridge on the A17. The memorial chapel is located in the north aisle of the church and was dedicated on 29 Mar 1957, in memory of Commonwealth and Allied airmen who gave their lives whilst serving at RAF Sutton Bridge. The chapel also includes In the chapel a Roll of Honour. The altar frontal includes the crests of the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Polish Air Force, and a Czechoslovak Air Force flying badge. CWGC Military Plot, Saint Matthew's Church A Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cross of Sacrifice stands by the military plot in the churchyard. Sutton Bridge Memorial There is a plinth-mounted propeller blade situated at the side of the bridge at Sutton Bridge. This was erected in 1993 with the help of the Fenland & West Norfolk Aviation Museum. The propeller blade came from a crashed Hurricane that was based at the airfield.
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