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Title
Monument to Pilot Officer W. S. McMullen (1915–1945)
Date
1985–1986
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 82 x W 91 x D 52 cm
Accession number
DL1_HJC_S007
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
7th May 1986
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on north west face, incised in black letters on a steel panel: Erected in memory of Pilot / Officer William S. McMullen / of the 428 Squadron Royal / Canadian Air Force who on / 13th January 1945, stayed at / the controls of his burning Lancaster bomber KB793 / until six members of his crew had parachuted to / safety and the aircraft was clear of densely populated / areas of the town. He died when it crashed / about 600 metres south east of this plaque at / Lingfield Farm and was buried at Harrogate / with others of the R.C.A.F. McMullen Road / was named in tribute to his courage; (engraved image of the Royal Canadian Air Force Coat of Arms)