- Type of Memorial
- Sculpture
- WMR Reference Number
- 105909
- Description
- Sculpture of an Allied Airman figure, looking over his shoulder, carved out of wood, surrounded by 3 benches also carved out of wood, designed to look like aircraft wings and 3 plaques detailing aircraft and airmen that were lost in the grounds of Highclere Castle. Benches include transparent supports that contain bits of aircraft wreckage.
- Inscription
- Series of plaques describing details of each aircraft that crashed on the property during the Second World War.
The Airman / Sculpture created by / Simon O'Rourke / 2018.
Plaque 1: Mosquito (LR2690) / 613 Squadron RAF / 11th December 1943 / F/O Geoffrey A Rolph RAF / Sgt John V Newton RAFVR / Mosquito (LR HJ763) / 107 Squadron RAF / 17th March 1944 / FLt David M Campbell RAFVR / FLt Kevin S Dodrill DFC RAFVR / P-38 Lightning (42-282274) / 402d Fighter Squadron / 15th May 1944 / Lt Thomas D Stewart USAF / Lt William E Evers USAF / Lest We Forget
Plaque 2: Lysander / 775 Naval Air Squadron / HMS Kestrel / 8th February 1942 / Lt Tom Consitt RNVR / Air Fitter Albert H G Clarke RN / Percival proctor 2A (BV536) / 756 Naval Air Squadron / HMS Kestrel / 6th November 1942m / S/Lt Thomas W Finlayson RNVR / Whitworth Whitley V / 296 Squadron / 8th December 1942 / FO Robert L Ewert RNZAF / FO Geoffrey O'Connell RAFVR / Sgt Egbert J Waterman RAFVR / F Sgt John E Westfield RAFV) / Lest We Forget
Plaque 3: B-17 Flying Fortress / (44-84336 JW-H) / "Fort Worth Jail House" / 326BS/92 BG / 5th May 1945 / 1st Lt Reginald L Hammond USAF / 1st Lt Robert L Sprout USAF / T Sgt Jacob Buikema USAF / S Sgt Daniel Minkon USAF / 2nd Lt John F Duffy USAF / 2nd Lt William J Dutton USAF / Survived: Lt Leonard Nitti USAF (died 2018)