Clenchwarton (multi-crash memorial) Halifax Memorial
0.2 miles away
Norfolk
Short Stirling W7473, Handley Page Halifax HR832 and Bristol Blenheim Z7278
Clenchwarton, Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
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The Memorial
Type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Inscription
A Memorial to the Aircrew Who Died When Their Aircraft Crashed in the Parish of Clenchwarton Stirling W 7473 218 Squadron RAF Marham Crashed in Ingrams Field 23rd April 1942 [crew names listed on memorial] Halifax Hr 832 404 (vancouver) SQDN RAF Gransden Lodge Crashed at Clifton Farm 16th June 1943 [crew names listed on memorial] Mosquito ..... [crew names listed on memorial] Hurricane ... [crew names listed on memorial] Oxford ... [crew names listed on memorial] May They Rest in Peace
Location
Clenchwarton, Kings Lynn And West Norfolk, Norfolk
Community Connection
The parish of Clenchwarton, Stirling W 7473
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Aircraft Type
Halifax
Serial Number
W7473
Squadron
218 Squadron
Date of Loss
1942-04-23
Crew
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Sources
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Last updated 2026-04-12
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