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Caythorpe Station Lancaster Memorial

Caythorpe Station, Lincolnshire

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597f095c6dca2 RAAF Lancaster Memorial Love Lane Caythorpe 547x410
597f095c6dca2 RAAF Lancaster Memorial Love Lane Caythorpe 547x410, Credit: Robert Greybrook / War Memorials Online

Location

Caythorpe Station, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

460 (RAAF) Sqdn. badgeStrike and return
Aircraft Type
Lancaster
Serial Number
PB812
Squadron
460 (RAAF) Sqdn.
Station
Binbrook
Date of Loss
1945-02-10

Crew

6 killed; pilot Plt Off. Richard Albert George Miller

Memorial Details

Type
Memorial plaque

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Caythorpe and Frieston Parish Council

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Sleaford & District Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Caythorpe and Frieston Parish Councilparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

IBCC feature on Lancaster PB812 AR-Y of 460 Squadron RAAF. Six crew killed on 10 February 1945 during a daytime navigation training flight from Binbrook. The aircraft was seen diving vertically over Caythorpe with flames from both wings.

All crew RAAF except RAF flight engineerNo operations that day, crew on training sortieBomb aimer Arnold Kloeden absent due to illness, survived

War Memorials OnlineRetrieved 2026-03-23

Memorial record for Lancaster PB812. Two plaques unveiled on 10 September 2016: one at St Vincent's Church and one on Love Lane near the crash site, organised by Linda Pope, niece of crew member Rhod Pope.

Memorial service 10 September 2016Organised by Rhod Pope's niece Linda PopeTwo plaques: church and crash site on Love Lane

IWM War Memorials RegisterRetrieved 2026-03-23

Imperial War Museums register entry for the crew of Lancaster PB812 memorial plaque at Caythorpe Station, Lincolnshire.

IWM memorial reference 84934

TracesOfWarRetrieved 2026-03-23

International memorial database entry for the Lancaster PB812 crash memorial at Caythorpe, documenting the crash location and crew details.

International documentation of the memorial

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
War Memorials Online (retrieved 2026-03-23)
IWM War Memorials Register (retrieved 2026-03-23)
TracesOfWar (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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