2020

SK7149 : Bleasby Lancaster memorial, Lancaster R5703

taken 4 years ago, near to Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title starting with Bleasby in this square
Bleasby Lancaster memorial, Lancaster R5703
Bleasby Lancaster memorial, Lancaster R5703
The memorial is just one element of Link
Lancaster R5703 took off 1745 1st October 1942, from RAF Syerston but as the Lancaster cleared the end of the runway the Immersion Switch on the dinghy pack activated causing the equipment to break from its stowage and foul the tailplane. A shallow dive commenced and the aircraft hit the ground and exploded 1 mile NE of Gunthorpe 6 miles NE of Nottingham. There were no survivors.
The crew:
Pilot, Sqdn Ldr., George Ernest WESTON.
Navigator, P/O., George Alan HAWES.
Flt Eng, Sgt., Frederick George BELLCHAMBERS.
W/Op., Sgt., Jack Machin ROBINSON.
W/Op., Flg Off., Joseph Edward HANSON.
Air Gunner, P/O., Lloyd George GALLAWAY.
Air Gunner, Sgt., John Mcfadyen RAMSAY.
Wartime aircraft crash Memorials

During the Second World War hundreds of aircrew were lost in accidents while training, landing, taking off or attempting to get back to their base with a badly damaged aircraft.
By creating this shared description and collecting them into one place I will not only pay tribute to the men who lost their lives in the line of duty but hopefully give some scale to the cost in lives.
These are just the ones who have a memorial; there are hundreds more who have no memorial or were lost at sea. They should not be forgotten. Their lives were equally precious.
In Honour of those who served and in Memory of those who fell.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Defence, Military other tags: Bleasby Bleasby Lancaster Memorial Lancaster R5703 Lancaster R5703 Memorial Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · East Anglia World War Two Aircrew Crash Memorials Automatic Clusters: · Bleasby War Memorial [8] · Lancaster Memorial [6] Other Photos: · Lancaster memorial at Bleasby ·
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SK7149, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Adrian S Pye   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 11 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 71734 49586 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:2.3249N 0:55.8967W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 71734 49586
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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