The Harwell Stone stands at the end of the main runway of former RAF Harwell. In 1944, Harwell was the HQ of 38 Group RAF.
On the night of 5/6 and early evening of the 6th June, gliders and paratroop transports took off from Harwell bound for Normandy as part of Operation Overlord. The individual operations were Tonga and Mallard.
| Address | Perimeter Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0PG, UK |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Location type | Airfield |
| Access | Public Access |
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