404th Fighter Group presents Memorial Plaque to FONFA

On September 15th, a party of the 404th Fighter Group visited the New Forest. When they visited the New Forest Airfields' Memorial they presented a memorial plaque to Les White, Chairman of FONFA. The stainless steel plaque details the operation of the 404th Fighter Group from Winkton Advanced Landing Ground in 1944 and lists the names of the eight pilots who made their last flight from Winkton. The plaque is decorated with a line engraving of a P-47 and an enamelled colour Ninth Airforce badge.

left to right Bob Huddleston, Bob Bealle, Floyd Blair and Fred Varn from the 404th FG. On the extreme right is Les White from FONFA.