2018

TM5491 : Aircrew memorial in Kirkley St Peter's & St John's church

taken 6 years ago, near to Kirkley, Suffolk, England

Aircrew memorial in Kirkley St Peter's & St John's church
Aircrew memorial in Kirkley St Peter's & St John's church
The memorial needs no further explanation except to say that the aircraft was on a mission for S.O.E. (Osric 59) and the accident report can be seen here: LinkExternal link
Wartime aircraft crash Memorials

During the Second World War hundreds of aircrew were lost in accidents while training, landing, taking off or attempting to get back to their base with a badly damaged aircraft.
By creating this shared description and collecting them into one place I will not only pay tribute to the men who lost their lives in the line of duty but hopefully give some scale to the cost in lives.
These are just the ones who have a memorial; there are hundreds more who have no memorial or were lost at sea. They should not be forgotten. Their lives were equally precious.
In Honour of those who served and in Memory of those who fell.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites Defence, Military other tags: Aircrew Crash Memorial Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Memorial in Kirkley [6] Other Photos: · Memorial seat in Kirkley Bowls Green ·
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TM5491, 189 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Adrian S Pye   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 7 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 7 June, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 5406 9157 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:27.7749N 1:44.3166E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 5406 9157
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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