Avro Lancaster B. Mk.I RA571 of 429 Squadron RCAF, flew into Beamsley Beacon, Ilkley in West Yorkshire, on the 5th November 1945 whilst on a training flight from RAF Leeming.

 

 

Crew / Passengers

Rank - If Applicable

Position e.g. Pilot

Status

Walter Fred Conley

Pilot Officer

Pilot 

Killed

Arnold Emerson Stinson

Sergeant

Flight Engineer

Killed

Alan Coleman

Flying Officer

Navigator

Injured

Wallace E. Land

Flying Officer

Bomb aimer

Killed 
Frank Moran Flight Sergeant  Wireless Operator / Air gunner Injured
Reg Henderson

Leading aircraftman

Air gunner

Injured

Balenger

Flight Sergeant  Air gunner Injured
William John Ellis Corporal Air gunner Killed  

Thanks to Dave Earl for the crew list.

 

Not much remains of RA571 today on Beamsley Beacon, just a small collection of burnt fragments hidden (well) in the heather.

 

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