A superbly detailed model of a wartime American bomber was a star exhibit at a fund-raising morning held at Little Newcastle on Saturday.

The four-engined Liberator model depicts the actual aircraft which force-landed in January 1943 on farmland near the villages of Little Newcastle and Ambleston. The young American co-pilot, Lieutenant Dale Canfield, was killed and others injured.

Skilled modelmaker Shaun Bowman-Davies, secretary of the Pembrokeshire Aviation Group, made the model for display at special events on Saturday, April 10, when the Liberator's crash - and its tragic outcome - will be remembered.

A memorial will be unveiled at New House crossroads, where the Liberator came down, prior to a service at St. Peter's Church, Little Newcastle, when a memorial to Lieutenant Canfield will also be unveiled.

The commemoration has been arranged by the Little Newcastle Community Association working with the Royal British Legion, the Ambleston Historical Society, local community councils and the Pembrokeshire Aviation Group.

Research into the accident has been undertaken by members of the Aviation Group. During a metal detecting search of the crash site by members of the Pembrokeshire Prospectors' group, several identifiable items from the aircraft were found.

The commemoration on Saturday, April 10, is open to anyone to attend. They are asked to assemble at Little Newcastle village green at 2 pm prior to travelling to the site of the landing when the new memorial will be dedicated at 2.30 pm. On return to the village, a service will be held in the church, at 3 pm.