South Kyme Halifax Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Parish council announcement of memorial service at South Kyme Golf Club to remember the Halifax bomber crew. The crash site is adjacent to what is now the golf club, which built a memorial near the clubhouse.

Crash site adjacent to South Kyme Golf ClubMemorial built near golf club clubhouseRegular memorial services held

Database entry for Halifax V LK954 NA-E lost on a mission to Dusseldorf on 4 November 1943. The bomb door fell off, removing a large part of the tailplane, and the aircraft crashed due to the resulting structural damage.

Halifax V variantAircraft code NA-EBomb door fell off removing tailplane sectionMission target: Dusseldorf

IWM War Memorials Register entry for Halifax LK954 NA-E memorial. National-level memorial registration for the 428 (Ghost) Squadron RCAF aircraft.

IWM memorial reference 92485428 (Ghost) Squadron RCAF

IWM entry for a newer 2019 memorial to the crew of Halifax LK954, located approximately 1 kilometre northeast of the older memorial. Shows ongoing community commitment to remembrance.

Second memorial added 2019Located 1km NE of original memorialIWM reference 100041

War Memorials Online listing for the crew of 428 (RCAF) Squadron Halifax LK954 NA-E memorial. Notes that P/O A.E. McKenzie was one of the youngest Canadians killed on Bomber Command operations at just 18 years of age.

P/O A.E. McKenzie was only 18 years oldOne of youngest Canadians killed on Bomber Command ops

Forum discussion with detailed crew research for Halifax LK954 of 428 Ghost Squadron RCAF. Community researchers have compiled additional biographical details of the Canadian crew members.

428 (Ghost) Squadron nicknameCommunity-sourced crew research