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Lancaster Bomber, HK773, 15 Squadron, RAF

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Reference WMO/180906

Address:

St. Leonard's Church

Church Lane

Mundford

IP26 5DZ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Brass
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Positioned on the rear (west) wall of the nave.A brass plaque commemorating the crew of Lancaster bomber HK773, of 15 Squadron, RAF, which crashed nearby in Thetford Forest, on 22 March, 1945, shortly after taking off from RAF Mildenhall on a bombing mission.
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In Memory of the Crew of Lancaster Bomber HK773 LS-W of XV Squadron who lost their lives when the aircraft crashed in the nearby forest at 11.00 am on 22nd March 1945 having taken off from RAF Mildenhall

W/O F Newton Pilot RAAF Sgt C Church Nav RAFVR Sgt G Cope WOP RAFVR Sgt M Matthews BA RAFVR Sgt P Cooley MUG RAFVR Sgt T Jenkins TG RAFVR Sgt W Dee FE RAFVR Also Sgt R Norris WOP RAFVR Killed 1st June 1944 A member of a sister crew.

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