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Peak District Air Accident Research

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 J. 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.