Durham St. Cuthbert's churchyard
1014015 Sergeant
A. McBean
Pilot
Royal Air Force
6th May 1942 Age 25
Treasured Memories
Sgt. McBean was the pilot of a Bristol Blenheim twin engine night trainer. The aircraft crashed in a field at Hempholme, near Driffield.
Angus McBean is remembered at Durham on D47.025, D47.038, D47.040 and D47.054
He is also remembered at the site of the crash. Tophill Low Nature Reserve includes the Hempholme Meadows, which is a floodplain grazing marsh at the site. It was whilst restoring the site that Yorkshire Water found the remains of the crashed aircraft. Yorkshire Water has dedicated a new hide to Ft.Sgt. McBean’s memory. Journal 28/04/2012
