St. Mary & St. Gabriel - Avro Lincoln Board

Address:St. Mary & St. Gabriel's Church

Parish:Binbrook

Locality:St. Mary & St. Gabriels Church

Type of Memorial:Board/Plaque/Tablet

Materials Used:Wood

Description:An oak board, mounted on the wall of the parish church. Dimensions: 352mm x 465mm x 35mm.

Inscription:IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BINBROOK WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT VERQUIERES FRANCE ON 30TH APRIL 1948 ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE MIDDLE EAST FLYING OFFICER BERNARD LINCOLN LUKINS NAVIGATOR DENIS GODFREY TURNER AIR BOMBER JOSEPH ALFRED WISE ENGINEER ERNEST JAMES GILLMAN SIGNALLER RALPH DEAR GUNNER RAYMOND SLEIGH GUNNER DOUGLAS GRAHAM BRITTAIN FLIGHT SGT. FREDERICK WILLIAM TOWNSEND SERGEANT HARRY SWORD AIRCRAFTSMAN ALFRED THOMAS GILBY AIRCRAFTSMAN JOHN HEPPLEWHITE

Notes on Condition:This memorial commemorates an accident rather than a conflict.

Surveyor/ Supplier of Information:C.J.A.