Elsham Wolds — Black Swan Memorial (Halifax JD386)
The Black Swan Memorial
Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire
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Location
RAF Elsham Wolds Memorial Rooms and Garden, Middle Gate Lane, Elsham, DN20 0PH
Located on the old airfield site, now owned by Anglian Water. Protected by a high fenced compound with controlled access gate. The memorial is inside the compound, maintained by volunteers of the RAF Elsham Wolds Memorial Rooms and Garden.
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Aircraft & Operation Details
Crew (7 members)
About the Crew
From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Son of Sigurthor and Maria Osk Sigurdson, husband of Mary Eileen Sigurdson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The only Icelandic-born bomber pilot killed in WW2. Sigurdson Peninsula in Manitoba was named in his honour in 1995.
From Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Son of Joseph G. Loughrin and Maude E. Loughrin, of Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Grave inscription: "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus".
From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Son of Henry Joseph Salisbury Muskett and Winifred Janet Muskett, husband of Joan Elizabeth Muskett, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
From Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Son of Charles Edward and Margaret Lydia Eaton, of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: "Till The Sunshine Of To-Morrow Lifts The Shadows Of To-Day".
From USA
Son of Thomas R. Healey and Catherine Healey, of the USA. Grave inscription: "Jesus Have Mercy On Him Mary And Joseph Pray For Him".
From Stelcam, Saskatchewan, Canada
Son of Elvin Edward and Selena Mabel Wilt, of Stelcam, Saskatchewan, Canada. Wilt Lake in Saskatchewan was named in his honour. Grave inscription: "Among Honored Comrades Our Son 'Rest On Thy Duty Done' From His Home In Canada".
From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Son of Alexander and Maria Zayets, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Zayets Lake was named in his honour in 1974. His brother, Sgt Stephen Zayets (R/56703 RCAF), was also killed — on 14 July 1943 with 428 Squadron, buried in Florennes Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Grave inscription: "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son And Brother Peter".
Memorial Details
Memorial Care
Memorial at former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield.
Local Contacts
These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.
Maintains the Black Swan Memorial and memorial rooms on the former airfield site
Local remembrance and memorial support
Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep
Further Reading
Entry from the RAF Elsham Wolds memorial database documenting the loss of Halifax JD386 from 1666 HCU RAF Wombleton. Aircraft crashed at Bridge Farm, Broughton at 17:10 hours during a training flight.
Aircraft crashed at Bridge Farm, Broughton. Unit was 1666 HCU based at RAF Wombleton, not Elsham Wolds itself. Crash time recorded as 17:10 hours.
Sources
- Geograph(website)
- Stuart Altoft — RAF Elsham Wolds Memorial Rooms volunteer(personal_correspondence)
Credits & Acknowledgements
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