Selby St James Halifax Memorial

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Halifax JB789 of 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit departed Riccall at an unknown time and, for unknown reasons, struck the spire of St James the Apostle Church in Selby at 0102 on 9 May 1944, then crashed into a town-centre residential street. All seven crew were killed. Seven civilians on the ground also died; a further seven were seriously injured, one of whom died later. The original cockerel weather vane from the spire, which was never rebuilt, is now preserved in the church as a memorial.

Seven civilians in Selby were killed when the aircraft struck the church spire and fell into a residential street. A further seven were seriously injured. The church spire was never rebuilt; the original cockerel weather vane is preserved in the church.

Do you know of any commemorative events or annual services held at this memorial? We would love to hear from local communities who remember.