Moordown Halifax Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Dedicated memorial website for Halifax JP137. The aircraft took off from Hurn Aerodrome shortly after 0100 on 21 March 1944 and experienced a serious engine malfunction within the first few minutes of flight. The pilot, 20-year-old Denis Evans, turned to head back following Wimborne Road while flying precariously low. Official reports blamed the pilot, but it is now believed a known Halifax design issue was the primary cause.

Pilot was 20-year-old Denis EvansKnown Halifax design fault now believed to be causeOfficial report blamed pilot despite eyewitness accounts of engine failureDedicated memorial website maintained

Wikipedia article on the Moordown air disaster of 21 March 1944, documenting the crash of Halifax JP137 into the Bournemouth suburb, the loss of seven aircrew and two civilians, and the destruction of four cottages.

Event has its own Wikipedia articleTwo civilians killed in addition to seven aircrewFour cottages destroyed on impact

War Memorials Online entry for the Moordown Halifax Bomber Crash memorial, unveiled and dedicated on 10 July 2011 in memory of the nine people who lost their lives.

WMO reference 255340Memorial dedicated 10 July 2011

IWM War Memorials Register entry for the Halifax JP137 memorial at Moordown, Bournemouth.

IWM memorial reference 66526

International heritage database entry for the Halifax JP137 crash memorial at Moordown with photographs and location coordinates.

Documented on international war heritage database