1665 HCU's Short Stirling (#LJ622) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off from RAF Marston Moor on a night training flight. After the seven-hour flight, LH622 was on its return path back to base at RAF Marston Moor when it stalled, a tire bursting on the landing, resulting in its crashing into the main street of the small nearby village of Tockwith: the entire crew lost their lives and Tockwith's postmaster, 68-year-old Arthur William Carlill, also perished in the accident. Nineteen houses on the street were also destroyed.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Ronald Alec ALEXANDER,
RAFVR Sergeant Albert Edward BONASS,
RAFVR Flying Officer Sydney Harold BUNTING,
RAFVR Flying Officer John CANTLE-JONES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Herbert Kenneth GRIFFITHS and
RAFVR Sergeant Raymond Victor VIALL.
On 11 Oct 2015, a memorial was erected at Tockwith to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 9 Oct 1945 Short Stirling (#LJ622) crash.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 172231
Age: 22
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: No. 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Marston Moor, Yorkshire
Son of Sydney Frank and Eva Florence Bunting of Faversham, Kent, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
1665 HCU's Short Stirling (#LJ622) aircraft, with an aircrew of six, took off from RAF Marston Moor on a night training flight. After the seven-hour flight, LH622 was on its return path back to base at RAF Marston Moor when it stalled, a tire bursting on the landing, resulting in its crashing into the main street of the small nearby village of Tockwith: the entire crew lost their lives and Tockwith's postmaster, 68-year-old Arthur William Carlill, also perished in the accident. Nineteen houses on the street were also destroyed.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Sergeant Ronald Alec ALEXANDER,
RAFVR Sergeant Albert Edward BONASS,
RAFVR Flying Officer Sydney Harold BUNTING,
RAFVR Flying Officer John CANTLE-JONES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Herbert Kenneth GRIFFITHS and
RAFVR Sergeant Raymond Victor VIALL.
On 11 Oct 2015, a memorial was erected at Tockwith to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 9 Oct 1945 Short Stirling (#LJ622) crash.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 172231
Age: 22
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Division: No. 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU); RAF Marston Moor, Yorkshire
Son of Sydney Frank and Eva Florence Bunting of Faversham, Kent, England.
He is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Inscription
(Epitaph...)
SYDNEY HAROLD BUNTING
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
ON OCTOBER 9TH 1945
AGED 22 YEARS.
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