Vickers Wellington BJ879
9.5 miles away
Buckinghamshire
Handley Page Hampden AD854
Husborne Crawley, Mid Bedfordshire
Comprehensive Record
The Memorial
Type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Inscription
As you walk along this path, you will pass a point on your left some 200 yeards further on, where during WW2, in the early hours of 9th September 1941, a British Bomber crashed in flames killing Sgt Ford Rowney aged 23 & Flight Sgt Tony Barker aged 20. The other two members of the crew, Sgt L Morgan & Sgt J Mitchell survived by bailing-out and landed close to this spot. As you pass by, please remember these two young airmen, who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country and our future.
Location
Husborne Crawley, Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire
What Happened
In the early hours of 9 September 1941, Handley Page Hampden AD854 crashed in flames near Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire. Sergeant Ford Rowney, aged 23, and Flight Sergeant Tony Barker, aged 20, were killed. The other two crew members, Sergeant L. Morgan and Sergeant J. Mitchell, survived by bailing out and landed close to the crash site. A plaque fixed to a public footpath sign near the location records the loss and notes the survival of the two who bailed out.
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Aircraft Type
Hampden
Serial Number
AD854
Date of Loss
1941-09-09
Crew (2 members)
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Sources
IWM War Memorials Register (official_database)
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Last updated 2026-04-12
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