Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport.

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 480

Location

Manchester International Airport, alongside the ramp to Terminal 1 departures.

Description

A small garden inbetween terminal buildings. It houses memorials recalling events in the life of the airport.

Memorials of the 1939-45 war:

Memorials to more recent events:

On a sunny day the garden is a pleasant place to wait, but don't miss your flight.

Glider Pilot Regiment

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 499

HERE AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT
THE FIRST TRIALS OF GLIDERS
FOR MILITARY PURPOSES WERE
CARRIED OUT IN 1940.

THIS LED TO THE FORMATION OF
THE GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT
ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942.

THE MOTTO OF THE REGIMENT WAS
"NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE"

Parachute Regiment

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 489

This Stone Commemorates
the Formation of

THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT

in 1940

At the command of Winston Churchill
No.1 PARACHUTE TRAINING SCHOOL
was founded at Ringway
leading to the establishment
of the Regiment in 1942

This Memorial is Dedicated
to the Officers and Men of
THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT
past and present and those of the
ALLIED AIRBORNE FORCES
who were trained at Ringway by the
ROYAL AIR FORCE

Women's Auxiliary Airforce

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 484

This stone commemorates the service, dedication and duty
shown by Officers and NCOs, men and women,
of the following organisations during the period 1940 - 1945

WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
Parachute Packers

AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY
Number 14 Ferry Pool

SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE
For training and operations duties
conducted from this airport

Polish Parachute Brigade

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 447

POLISH FORCES
AT
No 1 PARACHUTE TRAINING SCHOOL
RINGWAY 1941 - 46

THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE 6000
POLISH OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE
1ST INDEPENDENT POLISH PARACHUTE BRIGADE
AND MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE
WHO UNDERTOOK PARACHUTE TRAINING
TOGETHER WITH NATIONALS OF
BELGIUM, FRANCE, HOLLAND AND NORWAY
AT RINGWAY - MANCHESTER DURING WORD WAR II

TOBIE CJCZYZNO

THE UNDER-MENTIONED HAVE DONATED TOWARDS

THE
POLISH PARACHUTE BRIGADE
MEMORIAL STONE

NORTH WEST
PARACHUTE REGIMENT ASSOCIATION

RMC ROADSTONE Ltd, DOVE HOLES

BELLS SCOTCH WHISKY

LOT POLISH AIRLINES

613 (City of Manchester) Squadron

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 435

SEMPER PARATI

613 (CITY OF MANCHESTER) SQUADRON
ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
WAS FORMED HERE AT RINGWAY
ON 1st MARCH 1939

This Commemorative Stone
Is Dedicated To All Those Who
Served With The Squadron
And Is A Memorial To
Those Who Gave Their Lives
1939 - 1957

OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT

HIND
HECTOR
LYSANDER
TOMAHAWK
MUSTANG
MOSQUITO
SPITFIRE
VAMPIRE

Air Traffic Controllers

Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport. 457

IN MEMORY OF
FIONA McWILLIAM
1965 - 1999
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICER

FROM ALL YOUR FRIENDS
AND COLLEAGUES IN ATC







In Memory of
Garry Mark Booth
1956 - 1995
Air Traffic Control Officer

A dear colleague and a
much loved friend

Note

There is
another memorial garden in the airport.

Carl's Cam