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| HER Number | MWB21529 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Aircraft crash site, RAF Welford airfield - unknown exact location |
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Summary
Location of the crash landing of a bomber during the Second World War, when the crew died after returning from a raid on Nuremberg
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
On 31 March 1944 the crew of an Avro Lancaster bomber died when their plane crashed on the airfield at RAF Welford, after returning from a raid on Nuremberg. There is a memorial plaque to the eight men on a square stone base, within the airbase <1>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Beard, L and Noll, C. Lambourn - at the heart of the Valley of the Racehorse. https://lambourn.org. 12/08/2015. RAF Welford History. [Website / SWB148899]
https://lambourn.org (Accessed on 17/04/2023) |
| <02> | Newbury Weekly News. Newbury Today. https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/. 'RAF Welford honours Lancaster mystery crash victims' by Mirek Gosney on 4 April 2023. [Digital archive / SWB149453]
https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/ () |
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