For their tomorrow
On 31 January 1944, Halifax bomber DK185 crashed into the
hillside above Ilkley. All seven crew on board were killed.
A memorial erected in 2006 by a school friend of one of the crew
marks the spot where the aircraft crashed. On it a plaque lists the
names of the airmen and concludes with the following lines:
When you go home, tell them of us
and say,
for their tomorrow we gave our today.
This cache, placed on Battle of Britain Sunday 2006, is our
contribution to telling their story. Inside the cache are pictures
and notes telling more about DK185 and its airmen.
