Gone, But Not Forgotten
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Gone, But Not Forgotten
I was out walking in the countryside just south of Pocklington, East Yorks, last week and came across this alongside an old canal. I was quite touched that someone had taken the trouble to get it put there. 
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Hi Dave, I found this.
A shame the RAF headstone isn't better looked after, they are really nice when clean.
A shame the RAF headstone isn't better looked after, they are really nice when clean.
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Interesting that the plaque states that Sgt Wheatland did not recover from his injuries from that crash and the web site says that he did recover but died in a subsequent crash.
Fog of war I guess.
Fog of war I guess.
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It always revives my belief in my fellow man when I see things like this, showing they are far from forgotten, this one brings it home..
Report - B-29 Overexposed crash site Sheffield Glossop 22/01/2011
Report - B-29 Overexposed crash site Sheffield Glossop 22/01/2011
