Tomorrow morning, the Harriers will be having a special Remembrance Sunday run to the Airmans Grave in Ashdown Forest, the small walled garden just south of the Hollies car park which is in fact the crash site of a WW2 aircraft. On the night of 31st July 1941, a badly damaged Wellington bomber was returning from a raid on Cologne when, unable to make it back to its base at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire, it crashed on the Forest. All six crew members were killed, with the 2nd Pilot coincidentally coming from nearby Nutley. Although none of the crew were buried there, the mother of the 2nd Pilot, Vic Sutton, established a small memorial which grew in size as years passed. In recent years, the Friends of Ashdown Forest have held a brief and informal remembrance ceremony at the site, and the Harriers will join in laying a wreath at what has now become a popular event.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 12:44:34 +0000