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Captain Kendrith Williams walks past the engine of Lt Libby’s A-20 Havoc on the lake beneath Castle Island Light, on August 5, 2022, moments after the aircraft was rediscovered 80 years after it crash-landed there, crushing Murray White’s leg beneath its nose when he was ejected.
Photo: Eric Wiberg

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Eric Wiberg: A beacon that saved lives of pilots

WHEN the 112-foot Castle Island Light off Acklins was operational, it was a critically important beacon that three World War Two bombers crash-landed near in order to be rescued.

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