This plaque commemorates the sacrifice of the crew of a Hampden bomber of 144 Sqdn. which crashed near this spot on 14th April 1942
This memorial is on Sea Road, Felpham
This twin engine bomber (serial no AT110) had taken off from North Luffenham (Rutland) to bomb Dortmund, Germany. The full reason why it crashed here may never be known.
Crashed 2215 at Felpham between Bognor Regis and Middleton-on-sea.
The crew were:
Pilot Sergeant S.W.C. Culmur
Crew Sergeant R.E. Nation
Sergeant J.A. Hutchison
Sergeant D. Manning
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Sources:
Text: Fedor de Vries
Photos: Roger Brooks & Mike Harding
www.tracesofwar.com/sights/21702/Memorial-Crash-Hampden-Bomber.htm