Aircrew Memorial, Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire
N 54° 14.287 W 001° 12.626
30U E 616628 N 6011493
This simple memorial is on the edge of Sutton Bank. Dedicated to the aircrew who lost their lives in the surrounding area. Particularly a Halifax Bomber crew in 1943 and a pilot of a Sabre jet in 1954.
Waymark Code: WMDTT2
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/24/2012
Views: 4
Sutton Bank is an inland cliff rising 200 metres at the edge of the Vale of York. A giant glacier carved the cliff out of the surrounding rock. There a simple grass airfield nearby, operated by the Yorkshire Gliding Club. The Cleveland Way long distance footpath passes this memorial.
The memorial reads.
"1939 1945
This plaque is a memorial to the aircrews of all allied nations who lost their lives in the surrounding countryside. Not least the crew of the Halifax bomber JD105 10 squadron Melbourne which crashed within half a mile of this site, May 5 1943.
Also in memory of the pilot of an F86 Sabre XD733 92 squadron Linton-on-Ouse September 21 1954
Lest we forget"
Three of the aircrew of the Halifax survived but unfortunately died in service. (
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Even today pilots are crashing in to Sutton Bank.
Geograph Image (
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Walk past memorial with images (
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Allied Aircrew Roll of Honour (search for Sutton Bank) (
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Streetmap (
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