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Tarrant Rushton Airfield War Memorial

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Tarrant Rushton Airfield War Memorial

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    November 3, 2025

    Running

    Most people who pass by such a war memorial commemorating the victims will not have experienced the horrors of war firsthand. A dialogue invented by the writer Paul Harding might …
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    September 27, 2024

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    A place with a lot of history, and a bench if you need to stop for a drink and a snack

    December 6, 2024

    Running

    This is the site of Tarrant Rushton RAF during the Second World War. Gliders would take off the evening before D day and the first boots on the ground were from said gliders. The destination was Pegasus bridge in France 🇫🇷.

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    Location: Tarrant Rushton, North Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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