Commemorative events - including a Spitfire flypast - are due to take place in May to pay tribute to the crew of a Lancaster aircraft that crashed in 1943..
Pip was born at Manor Farm,in Great Paxton, and is one of two local lads who became immortalised as members of this nations ‘Few’. Last September, it was a privilege to commemorate the life of Squadron Leader Victor Ekins DFC MBE with a blue plaque, but it is only fitting that the same is now done for Pip, said David. Pilot Officer Philip Cardell was one of our own. Born and bred in Great Paxton, he was described as being ‘cheerful, bright, energetic and kind’. As the threat of a Nazi invasion edged closer and the need for pilots to defend these shores intensified, Pip found himself very much on the front line.