Two plaques commemorating the 80th anniversary of the deaths of eight airmen during the Second World War have been unveiled in a Suffolk village.
A Lancaster bomber, which had sustained gunshot damage while on a mission over Germany, crashed at Fir Tree Farm in Syleham on March 16, 1944, killing all on board.
The plaques – one on the wall of Wingfield and Syleham Village Hall and one near the crash site – honour Pilot Roy Dixon, 20, and crew members Bertram Crosby, 20; William Thompson, 27; Roger Vernon, 21; Sydney Huntley, 25; Percy Lawn, 22; Noris Marshall, 33; and Robert Bryan, 23.
A short unveiling ceremony took place on March 16 and was attended by relatives of the airmen, representatives of the Royal British Legion and RAFA, and community members.
The plaques were made possible thanks to fundraising and research by village hall chairman Julie Thompson and vice-chairman Melanie Murray, who is also a parish councillor.
