Handley Page Halifax Mk.II BB310 of 1674 HCU, Coastal Command crashed on Great Dun Fell in the North Pennines while on a cross country exercise from Longtown near Carlisle on the 12th April 1944.
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Sydney Brookes |
Flying Officer |
Pilot (U/T) |
Killed |
| Paul Bevens Stevens | Flying Officer | Pilot (U/T) | Killed |
|
Robert James Littlefield |
Sergeant |
Flight Engineer |
Killed |
|
William John Morrison |
Sergeant |
Navigator / Bomb Aimer |
Killed |
|
Hugh Dunningham |
Sergeant |
Wireless Operator, Mechanic/ Air gunner |
Killed |
|
William Alan Johnson D.F.M. |
Flight Sergeant |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Killed |
|
Frank Pess |
Flight Sergeant |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Killed |
|
Harold Stanley Seabrook |
Flight Sergeant |
Wireless Operator / Air gunner |
Killed |
| Dean Walter Swedberg | Sergeant | Wireless Operator / Air gunner | Killed |
Sergeant Johnson was awarded the D.F.M. while serving with 502 Sqn though it was not Gazetted until the 14th April 1944, two days after his death.
The small plaque placed near the crash site on Great Dun Fell
listing those who died.
In rocks near the memorial plaque are numerous parts from the aircraft.
Five of the crew were buried at Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, they were:
Flying Officer Brooks
Flight Sergeant Pess
Flight Sergeant Seabrook
Flying Officer Stevens
Flight Sergeant Swedberg
