CHEVINGTON St. John the Divine Church
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In Memory of those Allied Airmen who lost their lives in the
Area surrounding R.A.F. Acklington
in the Service of their country during WWII.
21/12/1939
Handley Page Hampden Mk.1 L4072 EA-of 49 Sqn.
Diverted to R.A.F. Acklington, on approach to North/East runway
Struck the Church of Christ,
North Broomhill
580092 Sgt. Edward Marshall, RAF, Age unknown.
39988 P/O James Melville Dundas Irvine, RAF, Age 21.
580464 Sgt. Samuel Hainey Potts, RAF, Age 23 +
539268 AC1 Edward Henry Humphry, RAF, Age 20 +
18/01/1940
Hawker Hurricanes L2066 and L1734 of 43 Sqn.
During practice attacks, mid-air collision at 800ft above
Broomhill/Red Row.
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Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L2066 FT-
Avoided Red Row, aircraft dived into ground.
Joe Hakin’s Field, Red Row.
565952 Henry John Steeley, RAF. Age 23 +
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I L1734 FT-G
Tail detached, aircraft dived into ground,
Liddle’s Field, Red Row.
564751 Sgt. Edwin Gilbert Peter Mullinger, RAF, Age 24 +
30/09/1940
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L1261 FK- of 219 Sqn.
During Night take off from South/West Runway, broke up mid air
1 mile South West of Aerodrome Eshott South Farm.
754024 Sgt/Pilot Charles Goodwin RAF Age 21 +
523887 Sgt. George Shepherd RAF Age 23 +
1050678 AC2. John McCoul RAF Age 27 +
05/11/1940
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I X4011 DW-O of 610 Sqn.
During Night take off from North/South runway,
Highway Road, Inglenook, Acklington.
83255 P/O Donald McIntosh Gray, RAF, Age 21 +
14/04/1941
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I K9935 PQ- of 58 OTU
Landing from firing practice, stalled on approach to North-East runway.
Temple Hill Field, Togston Barns Farm,
Togston.
61220 P/O Richard Hugh Jagger RAFVR Age 25 +
03/09/1941
Armstrong Whitley Whitworth Mk.V Z6869 GE-T of 58 Sqn.
Diverted to RAF Acklington, on approach to North/West runway
Collided with trees, No. 12 Field
Turnbull’s Farm, South Broomhill.
87053 P/O Andrew Allison Low, RAF, Age 24 +
R/69644 Flt/Sgt. Wallace Howard Trewin, RCAF, Age 24 +
R/56104 Sgt. Robert Lawrence Ward, RCAF, Age 21 +
755408 Sgt. Charles Oliver Steggall, RAF, Age 33 +
82973 P/O Edward Dmitri Comber-Higgs, RAF. Age unknown.
09/09/1941
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa P7751 ‘City of Bradford VI’ ZP- of 74 Sqn.
Practice night landing, undershot on approach to airfield,
collided with concrete pill box, RAF Acklington.
1290143 Sgt. James Metcalf Coxon, RAFVR, Age 26 +
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14/09/1941
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.II R2473 HU- of 406 Sqn.
Night approach to South/West runway, pilot reported he may ‘pancake’,
spun into ground,
Stallion Wood Field,
Eshott Home Farm
C/1179 F/Off. Hugh John Findlay RCAF, Age 28 +
R/63911 Flt/Sgt. Edwin Karl Vickers RCAF, Age 28 +
20/05/1942
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc BD954 FT-N of 43 Sqn.
Night takeoff, undercarriage jammed down while circling airfield
for adjoining aircraft to commence Turbinlight patrol.
Suckler Riggs, Eshott Park Farm (now Eshott Birnie)
61975 Flt/Lt. Alexander Burnett Hutchison RAFVR, Age 23 +
04/11/1942
Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb AM282 of 539 Sqn.
Night landing from Turbinlight patrol, stalled on approach to
North/West runway, Parish Hall Field,
(Now Druridge Bay Middle School Field) Red Row.
1332525 Pilot Sgt. Dennis Charles Bryant, RAF, Age unknown +
14/01/1943
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I P3411 MF- of 59 OTU
Homing practice. Spun into ground 2 miles North East of Aerodrome
Alnwick Road
R105276 F/Sgt. Richard Davies Maynard, RCAF, Age 21 +
01/12/1943
Short Stirling Mk.III EH880 AA-J of 75 Sqn. (NZ)
Diverted to RAF Acklington, on approach to North/East runway,
collided with Cliff House Farm, North Togston
1558163 W/O George John Stewart Kerr RAFVR, Age 22 +
1691471 Sgt. Leonard George Copsey RAFVR, Age 20 +
1585034 Sgt. Donald Frank Wort RAFVR, Age unknown +
1239376 Sgt. Ronald Smith RAFVR, Age 20 +
1217084 F/Sgt. Derek Arthur Holt RAFVR, Age unknown +
1250557 Sgt. George William Thomas Lucas RAFVR Age 22 +
1335989 Sgt. Kenneth Gordon Hook RAFVR, Age 20
Presented by: Chris Davies
East Chevington Parish Council
Acklington Parish Council
43 (Fighter) Squadron RAF
UK Coal
HMP Acklington, 2010.
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