Shobdon airfield, Herefordshire, UK. 11th September, 2016. Mrs Joan Walpole a former WAAF based at RAF Shobdon now aged 95 years unveils the new war memorial at the former RAF Shobdon airfield. The memorial honours the men and women of No 5 Glider Training School, formed at RAF Shobdon in 1942. The trained pilots went on to serve in the Glider Pilot Regiment and take part in operations in Norway, Sicily, D-Day, Arnhem and the crossing of the River Rhine into Germany.

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