How many times have you passed this site and not noticed this?
I think It’s worth a look.
HALIFAX BOMBER CRASH at Tingley Crossroads, Morley near Leeds, West Yorkshire.
It was in the early evening of Tuesday 14th November 1944 at approx. 17.30 when a lone Halifax bomber ( LK844 ) of 51 Squadron R.A.F crashed landed near this site after the aircraft got into difficulties shortly after takeoff on a night training exercise.
Bad weather and difficulty in handling was the reason for its demise, and probably some icing played a part.
Although several buildings were damaged in the crash, including 2 bedrooms in a row of houses which had been sheared off by the nose of the aircraft, and a bungalow being struck by a fuel tank, miracously no one on the ground was injured, apart from a lttle girl who lived in one of the houses who sustained a scratched knee !
The crew were not so lucky. The aircraft was too low to bail-out, so the aircrew went down with the plane . All seven died.
In November 1989 a memorial was funded and erected by the local community, which includes seven trees set in an arc ( to represent the fallen aircrew ) with daffodils and crocuses around them, and is a beautiful sight in Spring.
Every year on Remembrance Sunday an informal wreath laying Service is held.
If you have difficulty reaching the cache, please e-mail me what is written on the back of the commemorative stone, or upload a photo of yourself or your gps at GZ.
IN MEMORY OF:
C.W.R MILLARD Pilot
A.F SIMPSON Air Bomber
V.T SPRAGG Navigator
W.P KENDRICK Flight Engineer
A.W PAYTON Air Gunner
K.E.D SAINES Air Gunner
J Hill W/OP Air Gunner
DUE TO THIS CACHE GETTING MUGGLED, AS FROM 16.3.2011, THE CACHE IS NOW A NANO .