433 Squadron (RCAF) 6 Group Skipton-on-Swale
"This was their Finest Hour" Cairn erected in memory of the August 1944 crash of a Halifax Bomber Halifax BM-H (MZ828)
'"THIS CAIRN IN THE SHADE OF A CANADIAN MAPLE TREE IS ERECTED TO HONOUR ALL WHO THOSE WHO SERVED WITH THE RCAF SIX GROUP SQUADRONS AT SKIPTON ON SWALE DURING WWII AND THE MANY CIVILIANS WHO SUPPORTED THEM" (Complete text below)
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ON THIS SITE IN AUGUST 1944 A DISABLED ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE HALIFAX III BOMBER CRASHED ON RETURN FROM A BOMBING MISSION. RESULTING IN THE DEATHS OF TWO CREW MEMBERS AND ONE CIVILIAN.
THIS CAIRN IN THE SHADE OF A CANADIAN MAPLE TREE IS ERECTED TO HONOUR ALL WHO THOSE WHO SERVED WITH THE RCAF SIX GROUP SQUADRONS AT SKIPTON ON SWALE DURING WWII AND THE MANY CIVILIANS WHO SUPPORTED THEM. MAY THEIR ENTERPRISE, COURAGE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY BE REMEMBERED AND SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL.
DEDICATED MAY 19, 1984 BY A GROUP INCLUDING GRATEFUL SURVIVORS
"THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR"
433 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, 5th August, 1944
Stonefall Cemetary Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Section E: Row A: Grave 3
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Harrison of Crossfield, Alberta, Canada
To see the Last Post of Pilot James Robert Harrison click here. ==============
Dennis Lawson Whitbread, Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1624919
433 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 5th August 1944, Age 22. Husband of Lillian May Whitbread of Kempston, Bedford
Kempston Cemetery, Kempston, Bedford, Block J. Grave 30.
Son of Arthur Charles Whitbread and Daisy Beatrice Whitbread.
To see the Last Post of Sergeant Dennis Lawson Whitbread, click here.
Kenneth Battensby, Civilian
Son of Robert Henry Battensby and Audrey Battensby of 53 Gresham Road, Middlesbrough. Age 5 when showered with debris. To see the Last Post of Kenneth Battensby, Click here.
To read John Beisly 's account of the crash, click here.