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Elvetham Liberator Memorial

Elvetham, near Hartley Wintney, Hampshire

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Location

Elvetham, near Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, Hampshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
Consolidated Liberator
Squadron
Czechoslovak Air Force
Date of Loss
05/10/1945 (post-war, repatriation flight)

Crew

23 killed (5 aircrew, 18 passengers)

Memorial Details

Type
Graves at Brookwood Cemetery; Czechoslovak section memorial

Memorial Care

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Organisation
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Graves at Brookwood Cemetery maintained by CWGC.

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Southampton Royal British Legionbritish legion

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Further Reading

WikipediaRetrieved 2026-03-23

On 5 October 1945, Consolidated Liberator GR.VI KG867 of 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron crashed at Elvetham, Hampshire, five minutes into a repatriation flight from RAF Blackbushe to Prague. An engine fire and fuel starvation caused the crash, killing all 23 aboard.

All 23 victims were Czechoslovak nationals: 5 crew, 17 official passengers, and 1 stowaway. This was the largest single-loss accident involving Free Czechoslovaks in the RAF. After the crash, repatriation switched from air to surface transport.

Details of the Czechoslovak section at Brookwood Military Cemetery where five aircrew from the Elvetham crash are buried. Thirteen passengers share a common grave in the Old Roman Catholic Ground of the civilian cemetery.

Burials took place on 11 October 1945. Five aircrew in the Czechoslovak military section; 13 passengers in a communal grave in Long Avenue, Old Roman Catholic Ground.

Find a GraveRetrieved 2026-03-23

Memorial entry for the Elvetham Air Disaster on Find a Grave, documenting the memorial at Brookwood Cemetery for the 23 Czechoslovak personnel killed on 5 October 1945.

Memorial located at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. Lists all 23 victims.

Sources

  • Wikipedia (Elvetham air crash)(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Find a Grave (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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