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It was discovered by members of the original RAF Leuchars Mountain Rescue Team that a Memorial Stone had been erected in 1998 on the Mull of Kintyre to commemorate the victims of the tragic accident on 10th October 1956.
Pipe Major John McGeachy with crew relatives Angela and Jack Stewart
Angela is the daughter of Neptune WX545 Radar Gunner Ray Fox
It was decided by the RAF Mountain Rescue Association to approach the colleagues of the crew who were involved in erecting the original Memorial Stone to ascertain whether they were in favour of the RAF Leuchars Mountain Rescue, team who had attended the crash, also expressing their condolences by adding an appropriate plaque to the Memorial Stone. There was general assent for this, and a plaque was designed for the RAF Mountain Rescue Association. The date arranged for fixing the plaque to the Memorial stone was October 10th 2006, this being the 50th Anniversary of the crash.
Mountain Rescue plaque newly attached to the memorial stone
10th October 2006
It had earlier been decided to arrange a special service at Topcliffe church in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary. This was held on Sunday 8th October and was very well attended by relatives, ex-RAF Topcliffe colleagues of the crew as well as 36 Squadron Association members and RAF Mountain Rescue personnel.
Top Row L->R: Cpl David Jones; Flt Sgt Abbey Crombie, Team Leader; Pete Caulton; Tom Taylor, ARCC Kinloss, Sgt Neil Bailey Deputy Team Leader.
Bottom Row L->R: Sandy Mollison; Jack Stewart; Angela Stewart; Ian Kirk.
Following the church service at St. Colombo's church, Topcliffe, a large contingent including mountain Rescue representatives, relatives of the unfortunate crew and crew colleagues drove to Southend, Mull of Kintyre. Another memorial service was held at St. Blaan's kirk Southend to commemorate the crew of Neptune WX545 on Tuesday 10th October prior to the younger and fitter representatives climbing to the site of the Neptune Memorial stone from Southend Lighthouse car park. A further service was then held at the Memorial stone and wreaths were laid.
L->R: Cpl David Jones, Leuchars MRT; Sandy Mollison, 1956 team member, also attended the crash; Mat Malley, with wreath;
Tom Taylor, ex MRT Leader, now a controller at ARCC Kinloss; Pete Caulton, Leuchars MRT; Neil Bailey Deputy Team Leader, Leuchars MRT;
Flt Sgt Abbey Crombie, Team Leader RAF Leuchars.