War pilot who lost his life when his bomber came down over Sunderland remembered 77 years on
- 3 years ago
Alan Mitcheson, 88, was 12-years-old when he witnessed the Halifax bomber come down over Ryhope as he saw it fly 100ft above his home before it collided with the gable end of a house nearby.
Every year he marks the passing of pilot Cyril Barton by laying followers at the village green's war memorial.
Every year he marks the passing of pilot Cyril Barton by laying followers at the village green's war memorial.