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879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295 Chilliwack-Vedder are grateful to our member volunteers and supporters and thank all of our invited guests who participated in the ceremony on June 1st at the Airplane Creek Memorial in Thompson Park. Special thanks to Charlotte Whaley at the Fraser Valley Regional District for her support that enabled us to use the park and to Roxanne Lush for singing O'Canada and for representing BC First Responders in the ceremony.
879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295 Chilliwack-Vedder are grateful to our member volunteers and supporters and thank all of our invited guests who participated in the ceremony on June 1st at the Airplane Creek Memorial in Thompson Park. Special thanks to Charlotte Whaley at the Fraser Valley Regional District for her support that enabled us to use the park and to Roxanne Lush for singing O'Canada and for representing BC First Responders in the ceremony.
A very special thank you to
Lisa Minter at Minter Country Garden for the generous donation of 11 potted blue hydrangea plants
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Between 1942 and 1946, 48 Blue Hydrangeas were planted in a dedicated garden in solemn tribute to the loss of 48 Chilliwack Airmen during World War II. A 49th plant was in memory of eleven Royal Air Force crew who died in the crash of Liberator KK241 on Mt. Welch in 1945
The event organizers from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295 Chilliwack and 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Association are grateful for the support shown by wing and legion volunteers; Roxanne Lush, vocalist; Charlotte Whaley, Fraser Valley Regional District; Anne Hails, Dickens; Mark Stone for the donation of Royal British Legion poppies; Lisa Minter for the donation of eleven blue hydrangeas; Sergeant John Guntner, CD RCAF (Retired); RCAF 12 Wing Shearwater and 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron Victoria BC for scheduling a CH-148 Cyclone flypast; RCL Br 295 Sergeant-at-Arms David Shavalier; and others for contributing to the success of this commemoration.
AIRPLANE CREEK MEMORIAL - In memory of the eleven Royal Air Force Members lost in the crash on Mt. Welch of Liberator KK241 on June 1, 1945
AIRPLANE CREEK MEMORIAL - In memory of the eleven Royal Air Force Members lost in the crash on Mt. Welch of Liberator KK241 on June 1, 1945
More information on the Airplane Creek Memorial can be read at http://www.airplanecreek.com/
Because of the mountainous terrain it was not possible to recover the remains of the crew of KK241. They rest in peace between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still and are remembered at the Airplane Creek Memorial near Chilliwack BC and in their UK homeland. These eleven are also commemorated on panels at the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario.
The crew of Liberator KK241
The crew of Liberator KK241
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Aircrew trainees as well as military and civilian instructors and technical staff who lost their lives at British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) bases, and who have no known grave, are commemorated at the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial also known as the "Ottawa Memorial" on Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Ontario.
Sergeant Stanley S. Aldridge. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1892574. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 20. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of Frederick Henry and Louisa Aldridge, Heathwood Gardens Charlton London S.E.7. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial Panel 4. Column 1, Ottawa, Ontario.
Sergeant Albert Eric Broadbent. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1591213. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 19. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of John and Alice Broadbent of Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant John Randall Dale. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1895153. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 31. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant William Peter Watt Drummond. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1565226. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 23 or 24. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of William and Mabel Drummond. Husband of Agnes Drummond of Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant Isaac Gibbons. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1591213. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 19. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of Isaac and Charlotte Gibbons of Haswell, CO. Durham, England. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant James Leonard Gordon Hammond. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1865865. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 20. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of J.L. Hammond and Ethel Hammond of 32 Winkworth Road, Banstead, Surrey, England. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial and on the Banstead Memorial
Flying Officer Arthur William David Hill. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 164394. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 21. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of William Bucknell and Frances Irene Hill of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant David Robertson Langlands. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1564813. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 33. Buried between the summits of Mount Welch and Mount Still, BC. Son of James and Euphemia Wilson (nee Henderson) Langlands. Husband of Ina Langlands of Aberdeen, Scotland. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Pilot Officer Gilbert Ewart Ellis Long. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 167802. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 21. Son of Gilbert Charles and Marjorie Sabina Long of Sunny Hill Farm, Shirehampton, Bristol, UK. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant Graham Murray. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1811515. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 20. Son of John George and Doris Murray of Isleworth, Middlesex, England. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Sergeant William Thomas Swatton. Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve No.5 Operational Training Unit, Abbotsford. Service Number 1564813. Lost June 1, 1945 Age 34. Son of Albert Tom and Louise Swatton. Husband of Evelyn Beryl Swatton of Malborough, Wiltshire, England. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Flying Officer Arthur William David Hill, pilot (21 years old)
Pilot Officer Gilbert Ewart Ellis Long, co-pilot (21 years old)
Sgt. Graham Murray, navigator (20 years old)
Sgt. Stanley Aldridge, Air Gunner (20 years old)
Sgt. Albert Eric Broadbent, Air Gunner (19 years old)
Sgt. John Randall Dale, Air Gunner (32 years old)
Sgt. William Peter Watt Drummond, Air Gunner (24 years old)
Sgt. Isaac Gibbons, Air Gunner (19 years old)
Sgt. James Leonard Gordon Hammond, Air Bomber (20 years old)
Sgt. David Robertson Langlands, Wireless Air Gunner (34 years old)
Sgt. William Thomas Swatton, Wireless Air Gunner (34 years old)
RCAF Accident Card courtesy of Jerry E. Vernon.
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