RAF Ridgewell was the only long-term heavy bomber airfield of the Eighth Air Force in Essex.

For United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) use, the number of hardstandings was increased to the fifty required by a US bomb group.

The concrete runways and hardstands were removed for hardcore, although much of the perimeter track was reused for country roads, albeit at a reduced width.

[5] Constructed in October 2014, the memorial is located close to the site of the explosion next to RAF Ridgewell's former perimeter track at Ovington.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency