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Bunny Church Mosquito Memorial

Bunny Church, Nottinghamshire

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Location

Bunny Church, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
Mosquito
Serial Number
HJ767
Squadron
60 OTU
Station
High Ercall
Date of Loss
1944-06-17

Crew (2 members)

RankNameRoleAgeNationalityFateBurial / Status
Flt LtJoseph Kevin De RoeckPilotBritishKilledNottingham Southern Cemetery
SgtF.W.D. HearnNavigator/ObserverBritishKilledOxford

Memorial Details

Type
Church plaque

Memorial Care

church
Organisation
St Mary the Virgin, Bunny

Church plaque maintained by the parish church. Bunny Parish Council oversees the wider village.

Local Contacts

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Ruddington & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

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Further Reading

Aviation Safety NetworkRetrieved 2026-03-23

Aviation Safety Network records the crash of de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI HJ767 on 17 June 1944 during a night cross-country training exercise from 60 OTU at RAF High Ercall. The aircraft developed engine trouble and crash-landed into a copse called Bunny Decoy outside the village.

Mosquito FB Mk VI variantCrashed into copse called Bunny DecoyNight cross-country training exercise

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
Aviation Safety Network (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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