A wall built in honour of brave Second World War airmen who served in Norfolk will be unveiled after four years of effort to get it built. 

The wall consists of 287 bricks to honour the same number of men who left West Raynham airfield and did not return. 

RAF West Raynham opened in 1939 and was operated by Bomber Command during the Second World War. A total of 86 of its aircraft were lost during the conflict.

Paul Lloyd, the chairman of the RAF West Raynham Association, said: "We will be dedicating our newly completed memorial wall next week.

The West Raynham Memorial Association will be revealing the completed wall - efforts of which have taken four years to complete. The West Raynham Memorial Association will be revealing the completed wall - efforts of which have taken four years to complete. (Image: Donna Cunningham) READ MORE: What you need to know about the Fakenham bypass roundabout

"The wall contains the names of aircrews who died flying from West Raynham on operations between 1939 and 1945," he added.

Some airmen from across the world have their name on the wall, including those from the Free French air forces, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the US.   

Donna Cunningham, who has been apart of the committee to build the wall, said it has been four years of "hard work". 

She said: "The hardest part has been all the fundraising."

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Some members of the RAF Regiment have been donating change from money box collections for the last two years, while a former station commander group captain donated signed prints of the fighter aircraft he flew for the group's raffles.

Mrs Cunningham added: "We also had a donation from someone whose great uncle was one of the soldiers who didn't return." 

The committee managed to raise more than £10,000 through donations and raffles before it was able to break ground on construction. 

The memorial at West Raynham before the wall was built. The memorial at West Raynham before the wall was built. (Image: Donna Cunningham) Mrs Cunningham said those in attendance will be invited back to the station headquarters for refreshments after the unveiling where there will also be entertainment and the association's yearly raffle.
 
She added: "Ken Delve and his fabulous team of volunteers do a fantastic job for the West Raynham Veterans Centre, which is in SHQ." 

The unveiling will take place on September 28 at 11am.