Little Atwick Halifax Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

The 158 Squadron Association maintains a memorial page for P/O Jennings and his crew. Halifax HX351 (coded NP-S) departed Lissett at 00:06 on 20 February 1944 for an operational flight to Leipzig. Nine minutes later the aircraft crashed into a field between Atwick and Bewholme. The climb after takeoff was normal until the aircraft entered cloud at about 2,000 feet, after which it was heard in a dive with engines running before impact.

Aircraft coded NP-SDeparted 00:06 for Leipzig operationCrashed 9 minutes after takeoff823 aircraft detailed for Leipzig that night, 78 failed to return

War Memorials Online registers the Halifax HX351 NP-S memorial of 158 Squadron at RAF Lissett, confirming its status and location near Little Atwick.

Memorial reference 258620

IWM registers the Halifax HX351 158 Squadron memorial, confirming its location and the commemoration of the seven crew members killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Lissett.

IWM memorial reference 34867

Detailed accident record for Halifax HX351. The investigation found the cause inconclusive but suggested the pilot may have lost control after entering cloud, possibly resulting in a tailplane structural failure, though this could not be proved. The full bombload exploded on impact, scattering the aircraft across a large area.

Cause inconclusive -- possible loss of control in cloudPossible tailplane structural failureFull bombload exploded on impact