Mosquito Crash Site, High Leven Farm, Ingleby Barwick

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1943 Mosquito Crash Marker, High Leven Farm, Ingleby Barwick

This stone marks the crash site of the Mosquito which crashed attempting to land at Thornaby Aerodrome at 11.00hrs on 11th of November 1943.

The crew of two were both killed, a Canadian pilot Alan J F Symes from Rockcliffe, Ontario and navigator Edward Lyon of Ormskirk, Lancanshire.

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