Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust

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Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust [1]
AbbreviationABCT [1]
Founded25 January 2006;17 years ago (2006-01-25)
FounderKenneth Peacock Bannerman [1]
TypeNon-profit organisation
Registration no.1156877 [2]
Legal statusCharity
FocusFormer airfields
Area served
Great Britain
ServicesSupply, installation and dedication of memorial stones
Website www.abct.org.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust (ABCT), [1] founded 2006, is a non-profit organisation that works to preserve and protect airfields in Great Britain, as well as educating people about their history. The Trust is a registered charity. [2]

They place inscribed memorial stones on or near disused airfields, which have included a memorial at Fambridge, Essex in February 2009, [3] at Windermere in Cumbria in 2011 [1] and at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre in May 2012. [4] Other memorial locations include Harrowbeer, Hatfield, Lanark, Leavesden, Matlaske, Okehampton, Podington, Swannington, Westcott and Woburn Park.

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