Featherston Drive - Burbage
World War II
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ContributeBlock of stone with black stone tablet mounted on smooth face, with gold inscription. Commemorates crash site of Wellington Bomber, which was on a training flight and may have suffered from mechanical failure. Unveiled 14 January 2005 (60th Anniversary of the crash) by Don Bayley TD, Chairman of Burbage Parish Council.
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Featherston Drive - Burbage
Grid Reference: SP4321592805
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Inscription Reads
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE SIX AIRCREW OF
WELLINGTON BOMBER MF 116
26 OTU, RAF WING, OXFORDSHIRE
WHO PERISHED WHEN THEIR AIRCRAFT CRASHED
ON THIS SPOT DURING THE NIGHT OF
14TH JANUARY 1945
"THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
[NAMES]
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