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  2. Jan 10, 2020 · Pilot Officer William McMullen crash landed in a field near Darlington after it caught fire during a training flight, saving the lives of his six crew members and countless residents living...

  3. Jan 12, 2023 · Because it was a training exercise, McMullen, who had only arrived at Middleton St George on December 23, 1944, has never been given a posthumous bravery award – although the townspeople christened him “the gallant airman” and raised money for his family back in Toronto.

  4. Nov 25, 2022 · Friend outlined three aims for today’s important debate: to tell Pilot Officer McMullens story of sacrifice; to ensure his actions and memory are on the record of this House; and to ask that Pilot Officer McMullen received posthumous medallic recognition.

  5. Jan 15, 2024 · It has now become traditional for townspeople and members of the Royal British Legion to gather in McMullen Road on the anniversary of the moments that the drama was enacted in the skies above, with Chris Lloyd of The Northern Echo and D&S Times telling the story.

  6. Jan 14, 2020 · At the time in 1945 that Pilot Officer William McMullen was battling with his burning Lancaster bomber in the dark skies above Darlington, the rain abated and the winds relented as people...

  7. Mar 3, 2020 · I pay tribute to the bravery of Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer William McMullen in ensuring that his aircraft did not crash onto a built-up area; and to all others who sacrificed themselves in similar circumstances.

  8. Jan 13, 2024 · But because Pilot Officer William Stuart McMullen died on a training exercise, rather than a combat operation, he was never given a posthumous bravery award - in fact, his widow in Canada...