Melton Mowbray Wellington Memorial
0.9 miles away
Leicestershire
Crew of Wellington LN281
Thorpe Arnold, Melton Mobray
Partial Record
The Memorial
Type
Wall
Inscription
In Memory of the Brave Airmen Who Lost Their Lives When Their Aircraft Wellington Mk X LN281 of NO.14 O.T.U. RAF Market Harborough Crashed Near This Site on 13th August 1944 [crew names listed on memorial] Also [crew names listed on memorial] Who Was the Only Survivor and Suffered Serious Injuries in Friendship and in Service We Will Remember Them
Location
Thorpe Arnold, Melton Mobray, Leicestershire
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Aircraft Type
Wellington
Serial Number
LN281
Squadron
14 Squadron
Date of Loss
1944-08-13
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Last updated 2026-04-12
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