Craiglockhart Memorial Cairn

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Reference WMO/258514

Address:

Craiglockhart Road North

(junction with Craiglockhart Gardens)

Craiglockhart

Edinburgh

EH14 1BU

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Cairn
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A stone memorial cairn with an inscribed and painted metal plate on the top. It commemorates the crash of a Vickers Wellington bomber on 14 December 1942, which resulted in the deaths of the crew of five. The bomber was on a secret test flight from RAF Defford in Worcestershire to RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh (now Edinburgh airport). The memorial was unveiled on 11 November 2012. (See links.)
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[Schematic diagram of Vickers Wellington bomber] In Memory Of / F/O Thomas L. French (RAF) / WO Andrew McFadyen / (RAF) / Flt Sgt Charles McGregor (RAF) / Flt Sgt John Robert Harper (RAF) / 1st Lt S Kaulis (USASC) / Who tragically lost their lives when their / aircraft, Vickers Wellington X3707, crashed / at Craiglockhart View on 14th December / 1942. / Erected by Craiglockhart Community Council with support from the City of / Edinburgh Council South West Neighbourhood Partnership

F/O Thomas L. French, RAF; WO Andrew McFadyen, RAF; Flt Sgt Charles McGregor, RAF; Flt Sgt John Robert Harper, RAF; 1st Lt S Kaulis, USASC.

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