Pictured: Dr Peter Pare (L) with his wife by the wreckage of the Wellington Bomber MF509 in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK.
Re: The nephew of a World War II airman whose plane crashed into a Welsh mountain has climbed the peak to pay tribute to the uncle he never met.
Dr Peter Paré, 74, travelled from his home in Vancouver, Canada, to read a poem at the desolate spot where his uncle Bill Allison was killed.
Flying officer Allison, 28, was one of the six crew of a...
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Pictured: Dr Peter Pare (L) with his wife by the wreckage of the Wellington Bomber MF509 in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK.
Re: The nephew of a World War II airman whose plane crashed into a Welsh mountain has climbed the peak to pay tribute to the uncle he never met.
Dr Peter Paré, 74, travelled from his home in Vancouver, Canada, to read a poem at the desolate spot where his uncle Bill Allison was killed.
Flying officer Allison, 28, was one of the six crew of a Wellington Bomber that crashed on a training flight in November 1944.
The plane wreckage is still scattered over Carreg Goch in the Brecon Beacons where hundreds of young airmen learned to prepare for bombing missions.
Dr Paré said: “I wanted to make this pilgrimage even though I was a baby when he died and never met Bill Allison.
“We only found out about the crash site recently and it is remarkable that so much of the plane is still here.”
Flying officer Allison was the oldest on board when the plane’s starboard engine developed a fault during a low-flying exercise.
For years local people have honoured the brave airmen by flying a Canadian flag at the scene - replacing it every time it gets ripped by strong winds.
Dr Paré, retired Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, said: “It was very moving to see the Maple Leaf flying where my uncle died all those years ago.
“It brought a tear to my eye as I read the poem I wrote in his honour.”
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