A memorial project for lost airmen of the OTU

[mahavelona]

Hello,

 

I wanted to share a wonderful project which is currently fundraising to create a permanent memorial for two airmen (Sgt Jacques Bonnewit and Sgt John Muncaster) who crashed whilst flying with 51 OTU in a Mosquito NF Mk. XVII. Their aircraft crashed in Flitwick, on a training flight from RAF Cranfield.

 

I'll let the web pages speak for themselves as there are photos and details in the links below. I think this is a wonderful example of how we can remember the small personal stories of service men and women who took part in the war - even in less 'glamorous' postings and during training.

 

https://cranfieldandmarstonvale.co.uk/cranfield/memorial-fundraiser-for-two-cranfield-based-airmen-who-crashed-in-flitwick/?fbclid=IwAR02k23REYggiKFs5S77hrYz9cA21Nlut-1_T6NaIEwM_WVS_e-xg2hixSE

 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/flitwick-airmen-memorial/

 

I'll be building a model of the airframe which crashed as part of the project and have to thank @SafetyDad for his kind and generous help with sourcing the Tamiya 1/48 kit which is so rare nowadays.

 

Hopefully this will be of interest - projects like this one always make me smile. 

 

Regards,

 

Rowan