Laughterton (2) Lancaster Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

War Memorials Online registers the Laughterton Trentside Memorial which commemorates Lancaster LM292 (coded PM-K) of 103 Squadron on the reverse side of the same cairn as the Stirling EH940 memorial. LM292 departed Elsham Wolds at 21:18 for operations over Fontenay on 8 August 1944. On the homeward leg, an engine caught fire and the aircraft became uncontrollable.

Aircraft coded PM-KDeparted 21:18 for Ops FontenayEngine fire on return legShares memorial cairn with EH940

Photographic record of the Lancaster LM292 crash memorial plaque at Laughterton, showing the inscription on the reverse side of the stone cairn. The pilot Flg Off George Chahoon Brown (aged 20) and flight engineer Sgt John Corless (aged 24) remained aboard to try to control the stricken aircraft while five crew baled out safely.

Brown aged 20, Corless aged 24Five crew baled out successfullyBrown and Corless stayed to control aircraft

IWM registers the dual memorial at Laughterton covering both the Stirling EH940 and Lancaster LM292 crashes, unveiled on 16 July 1994 on the village green.

IWM memorial reference 20313Dual memorial unveiled 16 July 1994