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 Crew of Avro Lancaster ED503 - International Bomber Command Centre - Canwick - Lincoln, Lincolnshire Posted by:  SMacB
N 53° 12.842 W 000° 31.757
30U E 664974 N 5898930
Memorial bench outside the Chadwick Centre at the International Bomber Command Centre, dedicated to the crew of Avro Lancaster ED 503, Lost on Jan 29h 1943.
Waymark Code: WM121EY
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/01/2020
Views: 3
Memorial bench outside the Chadwick Centre at the International Bomber Command Centre, dedicated to the crew of Avro Lancaster ED 503, Lost on Jan 29h 1943.
The plaque on the bench reads -
The Sibsey Lancaster Memorial Trust
This bench is dedicated to the memory of the Crew
of Lancaster ED 503
which was lost on the 29th January 1943 at
Sibsey Northlands
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29th January |
Lancaster |
ED503 |
No.9 Sqn |
Sibsey Northlands |
Coded WS-? Crashed at 1530hrs 29th Jan, during fighter affiliation practice, on open fen land as Sibsey, 5 miles NNE of Boston. Sgt Wishart, the rear-gunner, is buried at Dalkeith but the rest are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. The parents of the deceased later had a stone memorial cross erected at the crash site, bearing their names, while in Cambridge Regional Cemetery, a similar plaque has been placed in their memory. F/L R.L.Lind KIA, Sgt J.Doran KIA, P/O C.W.H.Cocks KIA, Sgt T.J.Henry KIA, Sgt D.A.Brown KIA, Sgt T.Wishart KIA, The crew navigator would have been absent 'Surplus to Requirement' on this type of training exercise. |
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https://internationalbcc.co.uk/your-visit-events/practical-visit-info/
Entrance fees (if it applies): free to gardens
Type of memorial: Bench
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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