Wellington HE746 Crash

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Reference WMO/273955

Address:

Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum

Heathhall Industrial Estate

Dumfries

DG1 3PH

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Paper Paper
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A complex memorial consists of a Hercules engine and other parts of the Wellington salvaged from the crash site along with a plaque and several explanatory documents
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This plaque and photograph are in memory of/Sgt George William Mullis/and three other crew members of the/Wellington Aircraft HE746/which crashed near this site on/June 4th 1943/Presented to the museum by Sgt Mullis' daughter/on October 4th 2000/Love, Elspeth

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