A Hampden Mk I L4072 on a reconnaissance flight crashed into the Church of Christ on 21st December 1939 when it ran out of fuel whilst attempting to land at RAF Acklington. Two of the four crew members were killed.
Northumberland Aviation Diary: Aviation Incidents from 1790-1999; Dereak Walton; Norav Publications, 1999.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1939-1940; W.R. Chorley; 1992; Midland Counties Publications; ISBN 0 904597 85 7
Almost Forgotten. The Search for Aviation Accidents in Northumberland. Chris. R. Davies; 2011; Amberley Publishing; ISBN 978 1 4456 0333 0
Sgt. S.H. Potts is buried in Chevington Cemetery; AC1 E.H. Humphry is buried at Blackhill, Co. Durham..
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