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Crash Stirling LJ878

Plaque in memory of the crew Commonwealth of the Stirling LJ878 bomber of the 299 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, shot down by the FLAK, the plane crashes in the center of Plougoumelen into a house. All 6 crew members were killed

Pilot Officer Henare Whakatau Uru,
Warrant Officer Robert Jack Braddock,
Flight Sergeant Leonard Allan Eunson,
Warrant Officer Class I Gordon Fletcher Harrison,
Sergeant Alfred Anthony Hull,
Pilot Officer Walter Nelson Irving

as well as 3 members of the house
Jean-Marie Le Ray,
Marie Françoise (Guillevic) Le ray,
Mathurine Françoise Marie Le Ray.

The victims rest in the Plougoumelen communal cemetery


Contribution and photo credit Le Bourvellec Eric

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