The Crew of 428 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Squadron Halifax LK954 NA-E

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Reference WMO/264873

Address:

South Kyme Golf Club

Skinners Lane

South Kyme

LN4 4AT

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Memorial remembers the crew of 428 (Royal Canadian Air Force) Squadron Halifax LK954 NA-E who were killed when their aircraft crashed at this site on the night of 3-4/11/43 It had departed Middleton St. George at 1647 for Ops Dusseldorf The aircraft crashed at 2133 with the loss of all eight crew NB: If visiting this memorial, check in at the Golf Club reception before viewing
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Plaque: Badge of 428 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force/ This memorial is dedicated to the crew of Halifax Bomber LK954 NA/E of 428 (Ghost) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force which/ crashed close to this point on 3rd November 1943 as a result of enemy action. The 8 crew, who took off from Royal Air Force/ Middleton-St-George on a bombing mission over Dusseldorf, were all killed. At 18 years of age, Pilot Officer A.E. McKenzie was one/ of the youngest Canadians to be killed on Bomber Command Operations during World War II. The three Non-Commissioned Officers on board/ were all Royal Air Force./ (Names) OH, I HAVE SLIPPED THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH,/ AND DANCED THE SKIES ON LAUGHTER-SILVERED WINGS, SUNWARD I'VE CLIMBED AND JOINED THE TUMBLING MIRTH/ OF SUN-SPLIT CLOUDS - AND DONE A HUNDRED THINGS/ YOU HAVE NOT DREAMED OF - WHEELED AND SOARED AND SWUNG/ HIGH IN THE SUNLIT SILENCE. HOV'RING THERE, I'VE CHASED THE SHOUTING WIND ALONG AND FLUNG/ MY EAGER CRAFT THROUGH FOOTLESS HALLS OF AIR./ UP, UP THE LONG DELIRIOUS, BURNING BLUE/ I'VE TOPPED THE WIND SWEPT HEIGHTS WITH EASY GRACE,/ WHERE NEVER LARK, OR EVEN EAGLE, FLEW;/ AND, WHILE WITH SILENT, LIFTING MIND I'VE TROD/ THE HIGH UNTRESPASSED SANCTITY OF SPACE,/ PUT OUT MY HAND, AND TOUCHED THE FACE OF GOD./ P.OFF John Gillespie Magee RCAF (1922-1941)

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