Wartime aircraft crashes memorial at Hilgay
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Wartime aircraft crashes memorial at Hilgay
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 27 Jul 2015
Four different incidents but the single memorial is in memory of fourteen men who died when their aircraft crashed. Sgt. K A Worthington, of 56 OTU, Sutton Bridge, died when his Hurricane crashed on 4th January 1941. Sgt. A J Burley, of 56 OTU, Sutton Bridge, died when his Master II crashed on 16th February 1941. (For some reason P/Off. David Francis CAIRD who also died in the crash is not named on the memorial.) 2Lt W.C. DuMond, F/o C.C.Jones, 2Lt E.A.Matthews, Sgt C.N. Hartmann, Sgt R. Frost, Sgt D. Cursons, the crew of USAAF B-17 44-6816 (not 6818) of 728 Sqdn 452BG, Deopham Green crashed on 30th March 1945. (not 1944 as on the memorial) P/o B.E. Lymbery, Sgt K.W.Coates, Sgt W.F.Webber (RCAF) Sgt L. Crawshaw, Sgt G.M.Bayly, Sgt R.G.Mew, the crew of Wellington MkII of 218 Sqdn RAF Marham crashed on 18th May 1941.
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