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Slate plaque № 42317

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Near this place at 11.00pm on 27th April 1944, Mosquito Fighter Bomber MK VI Serial LR329 305 Squadron R.A.F crashed whilst on a night training exercise. The crew, Flying Officer (Pilot) John Edward Mathias D.F.C aged 23 and Flight Lt (Navigator) Thomas Wilson Irwin aged 23, were killed. May they rest in peace.

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