
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: RAF Selsey 1943-1945 From these fields Spitfires & Typhoons provided cover for the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 1944 English, Belgian, French & New Zealand squadrons were based here Recorded plaque organisation: West Sussex County Council.
RAF Selsey was a critical Royal Air Force station during World War II, serving as a base for Spitfire and Typhoon squadrons that provided essential air cover for Allied forces during the D-Day invasion in 1944.
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Photo: David Smith on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0