Handley Page Halifax LL362

Swanland, East Yorkshire

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The Memorial

Type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

Inscription

Royal Air Force This Plaque Is Place in Memory and Gratitude to [crew names listed on memorial] Aged 24 Years [crew names listed on memorial] Aged 24 Years Who Sacrificed Their Lives Avoiding Houses in Swanland in a Halifax Bomber Which Crashed on 2nd September 1944. "we Will Remember Them"

Location

Swanland, East Yorkshire, Antrim

Community Connection

In Swanland in a Halifax Bomber

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type

Halifax

Serial Number

LL362

Date of Loss

1944-09-02

Crew (2 members)

Rank	Name	Role	Age	Nationality	Fate	Burial / Status
Flight Lieutenant	L Cumberworth	—	—	—	Unknown	—
Flying Officer	J Easdale	—	—	—	Unknown	—

Nearby Memorials

Hull Bridge Halifax Mid-Air Collision Memorial

9.2 miles away

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Handley Page Halifax's BB373 and JB874

9.2 miles away

Antrim

Handley Page Halifax JD386

9.3 miles away

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Elsham Wolds — Black Swan Memorial (Halifax JD386)

9.5 miles away

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Lancasters JB670 and LM332

10.6 miles away

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Sources

IWM War Memorials Register (official_database)

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Last updated 2026-04-12

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