The Memorial is constituted of three black marble plaques mounted on a wall on the northern perimeter of the Churhyard.
The plaque on the left shows the crest of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the plaque on the right depicts a Halifax Bomber (the type of aeroplane which crashed causing the deaths).
The central plaque has text in silver lettering and two Canadian flags flanking the names of the aircrew who died.
The full text of the plaque is shown below:
In Memory Of
THOSE WHO DIED WHEN A HALIFAX BOMBER OF NO.433 Sqdn,
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
CRASHED AT LONAN ON 14TH JULY 1944
SOME WRECKAGE FELL ON A HOUSE "HOKANG" PINFOLD HILL
FATALLY INJURING A CHILD
Crew
Fg. Off. WILLIAM M. WALLACE
Fg. Off. JOHN T. EVANS
Warr. Off. JAMES M. MURIE
Plt. Off. BRUCE E. TEES
Sgt. RONALD L. MOVOLD
Sgt. GEORGE W. PIDGEON
Sgt. GEORGE F. W. WALKER R.A.F.
____
ALLAN CHARLES McCULLOCH
AGED 3 1/2 YEARS.
The War Memorials Online website shows the following information:
Status:On original site
Type:Non freestanding
Location:External
Setting:Attached to a building/structure
Description:Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
Stone Slate
Lettering:Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial:The memorial is a stone wall on which three black marble plaques are affixed. The central plaque is engraved with Candian flags. There is an area underneath the central plaque where wreaths of poppies can be hung. The memorial was unveiled by Deemster M. Kerruish on 7th October 2006 and dedicated by the Reverend Bill Martin, Vicar of Laxey. The memorial was funded by members of the Laxey Branch of the Royal British Legion. Isle of Man National Inventory of War Memorials
This memorial is for the airman and one local child killed as a result of tragic incident on 14th July 1944. A Royal Canadian Airforce Halifax bomber was taking part in a training flight when it caught fire.
The aeroplane crashed into fields behind Lonan Church close to the spot where this memorial is now located. All seven of the aircrew were killed and a child died later as a result of his injures.
The Halifax bomber from 433 Squadron (Callsign LW115) had taken off from RAF Leeming at 15:21 on what was a cross country training flight.
By 16:05 the plane was approaching Douglas and was already in trouble. As it flew up the coast a burning wing dropped on a house in Pinfold Hill Laxey.
Inside the house was three and half year old Allan Charles McCulloch, an evacuee from Newcastle, staying with his family. His mother helped to rescue him from the house and was herself injured.
Allan was taken to Onchan Military Hospital but sadly three days later he died. Allan is also named on the Memorial.
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