Comments received from Geoff Wood, a resident of Tholthorpe - December 2, 2004:

I have lived in Tholthorpe all my life and was twelve years old when the war finished, so remember those years very well. Jackson Clary (434 Sqn Pilot) and his wife Barbara lived with us at Manor Farm, he was shot down on the Bochum raid but survived and returned after 7 weeks down the "Escape Route" from Holland via Gibralter. We celebrated their Golden wedding in Santa Rosa Ca. in 1993, sadly they are no longer with us. The Memorial on our village green was erected in 1986 and each year the villagers assemble on Remembrance Sunday to remember all those who served at Tholthorpe. The photo' (14/11/2004) shows Ken Cothliff (Chairman 6th Group Assoc'), myself, Flt.Lt. Phil Kemp (resident, QFI Linton on Ouse), Flt.Lt. Mikey Sterritt (resident, QFI Leeming) and Capt. Greg Whyte (exchange pilot Linton on Ouse). There are 18 or 20 Tholthorpe airfield photo's displayed in the bar of our pub "The New Inn" which are a constant reminder of our debt to all those young men."

Greg Whyte is a member of the Canadian Forces. Here is a photo' of him laying a "Canada" wreath which he provided after hearing about our little ceremony.