Typhoon Memorial Weekend 2019
There was a wonderful turn-out for the Memorial
ceremonies this year, marking the 75th Anniversary of D-
Day and the liberation of Normandy. Included in the list of
38 visitors was a party of 6 from RAF Coningsby and
members of the Roper family from Canada who flew in to
France overnight. Among the wreaths laid at the Memorial
was one in memory of Ross Eveleigh Johnson, a pilot of 438
“Wildcat” Squadron RCAF, killed on the ground at B9 and
whose name does not appear on the Memorial. The RB396
Typhoon Restoration team laid a wreath, as did the Royal
British Legion.
On Sunday we travelled South to Croisilles for the dedication
of a plaque in memory of “Wee Mac”, James McCartney of
193 Squadron just 200m from his crash site. A large family
group, together with the numerous other visitors, were
greatly impressed by the ceremony and by the welcome
that they received. A uniformed band played for us at the
ceremony and at the subsquent vin d’honneur.
A calm and restful ferry crossing was a welcome conclusion
to a busy but memorable weekend
Flt/Lt Angus Wood, Great-great nephew of “Killy”
Kilpatrick, inspects the Memorial
James McCartney Plaque
Chairman (and junior Chairman), Treasurer and Secretary of TECT march behind the
band at Croisilles. [© Bertrand Goucovitch]