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Peak District Air Accident Research

Avro Lancaster Mk.III PB456 of 101 Squadron RAF, crashed on Conic Hill near the southern end of Loch Lomond on the 13th September 1944.

Crew / Passengers	Rank - If Applicable	Position e.g. Pilot	Status
Clare Edward Brooks RCAF	Flying Officer	Pilot	Killed
Francis Alfred William Blerkom	Sergeant	Flight Engineer	Killed
Edmund Foweather	Sergeant	Navigator	Killed
Lloyd George Peardon RCAF	Flying Officer	Air Bomber	Killed
Victor Jack Ward	Flight Sergeant	Wireless Operator	Killed
John Ridley Stokes RCAF	Sergeant	Air Gunner	Killed
James Watt RCAF	Sergeant	Air Gunner	Killed

The aircraft was on a training flight from Ludford Magna when it dived into the ground. Shortly before impact the tail broke off, but this landed close to the main crash site.

Above is the crash site of PB456, the site had recently been dug on by the Dumfries Aviation Museum which explains the few piles of earth around the crash site.

Since my visit they returned and successfully recovered two very intact Merlin engines.

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