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(Location via IWM) Wellington Memorial

(Location via IWM), IWM-Registered Bomber Crash Memorials (Peak/Pennines)

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(Location via IWM), IWM-Registered Bomber Crash Memorials (Peak/Pennines), IWM-Registered Bomber Crash Memorials (Peak/Pennines)

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
Wellington
Serial Number
T2520

Memorial Details

Type
Cairn with large wooden Latin cross and smaller wooden cross with metal plaque; refreshed annually on anniversary

Local Contacts

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Further Reading

Imperial War MuseumsRetrieved 2026-03-23

IWM War Memorials Register entry for Wellington T2520 crash memorial. The cairn marks the site where all six crew were killed on return from a bombing mission to Bordeaux on 9-10 December 1940.

All six crew killedReturning from Bordeaux bombing missionCrashed 9-10 December 1940Cairn with wooden cross and metal plaque

GeographRetrieved 2026-03-23

Photographic record of the memorial at the Wellington T2520 crash site, showing the cairn structure with crosses and commemorative plaque in its landscape setting.

Memorial photographed and documented on GeographCairn visible at crash location

Sources

  • IWM (memorial/65500)(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
Imperial War Museums (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Geograph (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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