Lancaster
Mk.X KB993 408 Sqd RCAF crashed 18th May 1945
The aircraft was flying from RAF Linton-on-Ouse and had
earlier been carrying out bumps and circuits but the crew became tired of this
and decided to fly around the local area. As it became dark the crew became
disorientated and eventually ended up circling Glossop. The aircraft was observed flying
into the hillside at 10:10pm.
The demise of KB993 in May 18th 1945 was one of the first post World War 2 crashes on high ground, ten days after the end of hostilities.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - if applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Anthony Arthur Clifford |
Flying Officer RCAF |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Kenneth McIver |
Flying Officer RCAF |
Flight Engineer |
Killed |
|
David Fehrman |
Flying Officer RCAF |
Bomb Aimer |
Killed |
|
Michael Cecil Cameron |
Warrant Officer RCAF |
Wireless Operator |
Killed |
|
Clarence Halvorson |
Flight Sergeant RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Killed |
|
Leslie Claude Hellekson |
Flight Sergeant
RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Killed |
There was no navigator on board because the crew should have been carrying out only circuits, a task which he would have had no part in.
This is the memorial to the crew of the aircraft on James’ Thorn near Glossop. Also commemorated on this memorial are the crew and passengers of C-47 42-108982 which crashed near by.
Since this was taken in May 1999 a second smaller plaque was added with details of who had erected the memorial.
Above is a recent (Summer 2009) photograph of the scar with the dwindling collection of wreckage and memorial with Higher Shelf Stones in the distance.
This shot shows the small remains of KB993 as they appeared in May 1999
Below is a photograph of the much reduced pile as it appeared just over 10 years later in early August 2009, only a few of the heavier pieces remain and the other parts are not scattered about the site.
The crew of KB993 were all buried together in the Canadian section at Brookwood Military Cemetery about 30 miles south west of London, below are photographs of their graves taken in 2007.
