W4232 RC-Y
| Code letters | RC-Y |
|---|---|
| Fate | Written off (non-op) |
| Lost | 17 April 1944 |
Notes
Lancaster W4232 (RC-Y) of No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School took off from RAF Syerston at 16:01 on 17 April 1944 for general flying training. About four minutes later, while still climbing, the aircraft stalled; the port mainplane and the tip of the starboard wing came away and it fell to the ground, killing all seven crew. Pilot Officer Bruce Humphreys RAAF rests in Oxford (Botley) Cemetery.
Photographs
ⓘ licence & credit
Memorial photo © <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6412660" rel="noopener">Adrian S Pye</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" rel="noopener">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>)View source & full licence →Operations flown
Non-operational flight — Crashed outbound
Crew: Nelson Harcourt Cutler (Bomb aimer) · Alan Townsley (Flight engineer) · John Albert Davies (Mid-upper gunner) · Arthur Harkness Farrell (Navigator) · Bruce Lettington Humphreys (Pilot) · Alan Dennis Bale (Rear gunner) · Reginald John Brown (Wireless operator)
Source: Memorial to Lancaster W4232, 5 LFS, Syerston (Geograph / Adrian S Pye) →