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General view of area - Taken by Tony Hibberd 13 Aug 2014
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Detail - Taken by Tony Hibberd 13 Aug 2014
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The still visible impact crater with additional tributes against makeshift wall - Taken by Tony Hibberd 13 Aug 2014
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Memorial Entrance Board - Taken by The Marlow Society 28 Feb 2021
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Memorial View - Taken by The Marlow Society 28 Feb 2021
Reference WMO/264398
Address:
Carpenters Wood
Burchetts Green
Dungrove Hill Lane
Maidenhead
SL6 6QW
England
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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ON THE MORNING OF 18 JULY 1944, 21 HALIFAX B Mk III BOMBERS OF 578 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE TOOK OFF FROM BURN IN NORTH YORKSHIRE TO ATTACK FORTIFIED VILLAGES NEAR CAEN IN FRANCE. ON THE OUTWARD FLIGHT LK-Q DEVELOPED A FIRE WHICH THE CREW WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL. THE PILOT MANAGED TO AVOID THE HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS OF READING AND MAIDENHEAD BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED AND PLUNGED INTO THIS WOOD. MIRACULOUSLY THE CANADIAN REAR GUNNER MANAGED TO PARACHUTE TO SAFETY BUT THE REST OF THE CREW WERE LOST WITHOUT TRACE. THEIR NAMES, WHICH ARE RECORDED AT THE RAF MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING AT RUNNYMEDE ARE (NAMES). TREAD SOFTLY HERE FOR THIS IS HALLOWED GROUND.
Flight Sergeant John Edward Claque, Pilot Officer Jan Frederick Fink, Pilot Officer Lloyde Hinson Hopper, Flight Sergeant Ivor Morgan, Sergeant Gerald Thomas Nicholson, Flying Officer Victor Starkoff DFC
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