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Halifax V9977 Crash Memorial

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Halifax V9977 Crash Memorial

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    May 29, 2023

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    V9977 was an Handley Page Halifax II that had been sent to the Telecommunications Research Establishment at RAF Defford to be used as a flying testbed for the H2S radar.

    On the afternoon of 7 June 1942, one of its Rolls-Royce Merlin engines caught fire and led to the aircraft crashing near the England-Wales border, killing all eleven crew-members. Among the dead was Alan Blumlein of EMI, who was well known as the inventor of stereophonic sound recording and the 405-line television system used in the UK until 1985.

    February 19, 2024

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    My great uncle perished in that flight. I've yet to visit the site, but hope to do so this year (2024)

    January 24, 2025

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    My father F/O A M Phillips was one of the pilots on this flight. I was involved in the unveiling of the memorial. Site is walkable & well worth a visit in a most beautiful place
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    Location: Welsh Bicknor, Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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