W4904
| Fate | Written off (non-op) |
|---|---|
| Lost | 28 September 1943 |
Notes
Lancaster W4904 of No. 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, based at Faldingworth, was on a night training exercise on 27/28 September 1943 when it ran into severe icing in cloud at altitude. The pilot lost control, the aircraft entered a steep dive and broke up at high speed, crashing near Cock Hill at Moor Monkton, Yorkshire. All seven crew were killed.
Operations flown
Non-operational flight — Crashed outbound
Crew: Adam William Mullen (Bomb aimer) · Martin Raymond Pearce (Flight engineer) · Reginald Eric Butler (Mid-upper gunner) · Arthur Howell (Navigator) · Lawrence Richard William Turley (Pilot) · Douglas Roy Brown (Rear gunner) · Roger Pickering Weston (Wireless operator)
Source: Yorkshire Aircraft — Lancaster W4904, 1667 HCU, Moor Monkton (yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk) →