THE remarkable lives and tragic deaths
of seven men killed in a Second World War plane crash are depicted through a
new public information board.
The interpretation board has been
installed yards from the memorial to the seven men who were killed when their
Lancaster Bomber crashed into a field in Staunton.
The board also tells the tale of how
each of the men were tracked down, as featured in last week’s Grantham
Journal.
It all began when Annie Hogg’s
grandfather, Sid Baggaley, found part of the wreckage of the plane.
Annie said: “I would love for him
to be able to see it as he would have been so proud but it is nice for me, as
his granddaughter, to be able to carry it on.”
The information board was paid for
thanks to a grant from Nottinghamshire County Council’s Local Improvement
Scheme.
Coun Richard Butler said: “Hopefully
this will be here for many generations to come and future generations will be
able to look back and remember what happened.”
Sunday, February 19, will see Snowdrop
Sunday return to Staunton for the first time in four years. People will be
invited along to Staunton Hall where to see the memorial, an exhibition on
“The Last Crew of the Lancaster W4270” and much more.
Annie said: “Our whole research
team will be there so people will be able to talk to everyone involved in the
project about how we did it.”
Next year will be the 70th anniversary
of the crash and Annie is hoping an event can be organised to mark the
occasion.
She said: “Hopefully we might be
able to get all of the relatives of the men together next year. I would love to
do that.”
l Admission for Snowdrop Sunday is £3.50
with children under 12 entering for free. Parking is free and all proceeds will
go towards helping repair the church tower. The event will run from 11am until
4pm.
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