Bellingdon Lancaster Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

IWM records the Lancaster PB475 memorial at Bellingdon, Buckinghamshire, noting the stone and plaque memorial dedicated to the crew who died at Bloomfield Farm.

IWM memorial reference 63847Located at Bloomfield Farm, Bellingdon

ASN records Lancaster PB475 crashed on 6 March 1945 at 01:00 hours near Bellingdon, Buckinghamshire. The aircraft departed RAF Little Staughton at 17:33 for a bombing raid on Chemnitz. A hung-up target indicator ignited in the bomb bay during the return flight.

Departed RAF Little Staughton at 17:33Target: ChemnitzHung-up target indicator ignited in bomb bayCrashed 01:00 on 6 March 1945Six of seven crew killedTail gunner Bill Heart survived

Article documenting the PB475 crash at Bloomfield Farm, noting the aircraft was just 10 minutes from landing when the target indicator ignited. The stone and plaque memorial was dedicated on 13 May 2012.

Only 10 minutes from landingMemorial dedicated 13 May 2012Crew included Barnett, Ross Denbigh, Gould, Hemsworth, Ralph, and Torr