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service Special ceremony honours airmen killed in crashes in the Ribble Valley and Trough of Bowland


By Julie Magee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk Twitten@dithadvertiser


The road throughtheTrough ofBowlandatSykesGreen fellsilentonSaturdayasthe Clitheroe Youth Forum, under theleadershipof Mel Diack MBE,concludedtheir“WeshalI remember them" project with afinalActofRemembrancefor the25airmenkilledincrashes intheRibble Valley andTrough ofBowlandduringtheSecond WorldWarandtheBerlinairlift of1949.


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This comprehensive project re­ searched these accidents un­ covering detailsofsomeofthe airmen who lost their lives, air­ men from Australia, New Zea­ land, the USA, Canada, Poland and Great Britain. Last letters home and photographs have surfaced giving an insight into the lives of those airmen who gave their lives in the service of their countries. Relatives of those who died have also been identified through social media and Service Organisations. Theday started withrefresh-


ments supplied by Puddleducks Cafe served at Dunsop Bridge Village Hall. Visitors were then taken by bus to Sykes Green for the blessing of the books of re­ membrance, the unveiling and blessing of the memorial boul- derandtheactofremembrance. The service opened with a


parade of standards and young people led by the piper Michael Lonsdale. It was led by the Venerable


Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster, supported by Monsignor John Corcoran and Father John Chaloner from St Hubert’s RC Church in Dunsop Bridge. The service was attended by


family relatives. These includ­ ed Diana and Duane Lyon from-


| Americawhowererelatedtothe late Staff Sergeant Edgar Lyon,


j who aged 25 was aboard a Liber- atorB24whichcrashedonBum


Rick Vinet, Royal Canadian Air Force,Mqjor Jay Burt(Canadian Embassy), Group Captain Paul Nicholas, Australian Defence Staff (London), Jim Seymour, Polish Air Force Memorial Committee and Lt. David Trot­ ter, New Zealand Defence Staff. Afterbooksofremembrance


Apiperleadstheprocession.


Fell on January 2ndi945, Marion Wheldon from Australia relat­ ed to the late Pilot John Goulter who aged 22 was flying aBoulton PaulDefiantwhichcrashednear Gisburn on October 24th 1942 and Kathleen Jamieson from .NewZealandwhowasrelatedto the late Pilot John Gilmer who aged 23 crashed between Bum Fell and Dunsop Fell on May 2nd i940flyingan Armstrong Whit­ worth Whitley.


Theservicewasalsoattended


by PeterRobinsonMBE,Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire, Rib­ ble Valley MP Nigel Evans, Rib­ ble Valley Mayor Coun. Bridget Hilton, County Coun. Albert At­ kinson, Kevin Cheetham, Royal British Legion Standard Bear­ er, Peter Riley, Royal Air Force Association Standard Bearer, Ted Davidson, Scots Guards, a veteran of die “D” Day landings, Denis Shields, Royal Marines and a Chelsea Pensioner, Re­ becca Mason representing the Heritage Lottery Fund, Barbara Armatys, Polish Vice Consul, Chief Inspector Justin Srivas- tava, Lancashire Constabulary, Nick Kelly, United Utilities, An-


.na Kozlowska with a contin­ gent of young people from the Polish community, Burnley Air Cadets, local parish councillors and representatives from the Armed Forces. These included Wing Commander Hugh Stew­ art, RAF, M^jor Justin Ramsey, USAF.SqdnLdrBenGeoigeRoy- al Australian Air Force, Captain


were blessed by Archdeacon Michael, the memorial boulder was unveiled bythefamilymem- bers. The memorial records the names of all 25 airmen lost and serves as a living reminder of their sacrifice and will be seen by those who tarry at Sykes Green on their way through the Trough of Bowland. The Last Post and Reveille


was played by Corporal Warren RinghamofthebandoftheRoy- al Air Force College, Cranwell, followed by prayers and the na­ tional anthems of the nationali­ ties of all of the airmen lost. Peter Robinson MBE con­


cluded the service by saying that in the 30 years he has lived in Lancashire this has been the most special day and thanked Mel Diack MBE for his coura­ geous leadership of the Clit­ heroe Youth Forum in this remembrance project. He said “the something special” about the “We shall remember them” project is that it has been con- ductedbyyoungpeoplewhowill. remember their involvement and carry remembrance on to the next generation. Following the service all


present returned to the Dun­ sop Bridge Village Hall to see a film made by the Ribble Valley Moviemakers. This film record­ ed the history of the accidents, thosewholosttheirlives.reflec- tionsfromlocalpeoplewhowit- nessed oneofthe crashes andall oftheeventsleadinguptoSatur- day's service. “We shall remember them” hasbeenfundedbytheHeritage


.Lottery Fund and the Clitheroe Youth Forum wishes to thank all of those who have supported the project without whose help this commemoration of lives lost during the Second World WarandtheBerlinAirliftofi949 would not have been possible.


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Co-pilot 1st Lt L . Wheaton who aged 25 was killed with five other Ameri­ cans when flying a Skymaster Doug­ las C-54G that crashed in to Stake House Fell, Bleasdale, on January 7th1949as part of the Berlin A ir Lift operations.


A newspaper article about pilot John Goulter (from his home town in Australia). PilotGoulter,aged 22, crashed near Gisbum on October 24th 1942 while flying a Boulton Paul Defiant


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