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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Handley Page Halifax Mk.III MZ519  coded LK-U of 578 Squadron, RAF, crashed close to the village of Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire on the 6th July 1944 while returning the Burn in Yorkshire from Croixdalle where it had taken part in an attack on V-1 launch sites.

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Reginald Parfitt Pilot Officer, RAFVR Pilot Killed
Brian Grahame Turnidge Flying Officer, RAFVR Navigator Killed
John Joseph Godin Flight Sergeant, RCAF Air Bomber Killed
Raymond Albert Rolph Sergeant, RAFVR Flight Engineer Killed 
Thomas Frederick Pitts Sergeant, RAFVR Wireless Operator Killed
Thomas Arthur Hill Sergeant, RAFVR Air Gunner Killed
Leonard Granville Leatham Sergeant, RAFVR Air Gunner Killed

 

Near the crash site of MZ519 stands this memorial to the crew of the aircraft.

 

A close up of the inscription on the memorial.

 

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