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The plaque at the back of the church reads as follows: COURAGE, SKILL AND SELFLESSNESS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER WERE SHOWN BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT IAN CRUICKSHANKS (PILOT) AND FLIGHT SERGEANT VICTOR CLARE (FLIGHT ENGINEER) ON 8th JUNE 1945 WHEN THEY STEERED STRICKEN HALIFAX AIRCRAFT JP203 CLEAR OF EOUSES, CLIPPING THE TOWER OF THIS CHURCH AND CRASHING ON OPEN LAND NEARBY, THUS AVOIDING LOSS OF CIVILIAN LIVES BUT SACRIFICING THEIR OWN. THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED ON THE 8th JUNE 1996 BY AIR COMMODORE COLIN CRUICKSHANKS, SON OF THE PILOT
