Blankney (mid-air collision) Lancaster Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

ASN records the mid-air collision on 11 March 1945 between Lancaster LM130 of 463 Squadron RAAF (based at RAF Waddington) and Hurricane PZ740 of 1690 BDTF during a fighter affiliation exercise at night. All seven Lancaster crew were killed.

Fighter affiliation exercise at nightLancaster piloted by P/O H. Orchard RAAFAll 7 Lancaster crew killed

ASN records Hurricane PZ740 of 1690 Flight piloted by Flg Off Sidney Frederick Parlato DFC RNZAF, who was also killed in the mid-air collision with Lancaster LM130.

Hurricane pilot was NZ nationalParlato held DFC1690 Bomber Defence Training Flight

IWM records the joint memorial for Lancaster LM130 and Hurricane PZ740 at Blankney, Lincolnshire, commemorating all eight personnel killed in the mid-air collision.

IWM memorial reference 91741Joint memorial for both aircraft crewsEight total killed

Photo album documenting the Blankney Fen memorial, showing a wooden cross with silhouettes of a Lancaster and Hurricane, located on a footpath from the Blankney Stepping Out car park.

Wooden cross memorial with aircraft silhouettesLocated on footpath from car parkCrash site was 'The Asholt Field' at Blankney village