Stoke Rochford Hall Lancaster Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Registry entry for the memorial to the crew of Lancaster LM719, located in the grounds of Stoke Rochford Hall. Includes a memorial plaque and tree planted in their honour.

Memorial registered on the national War Memorials Online database. Located in the grounds of Stoke Rochford Hall, Lincolnshire.

Crash site record for Lancaster LM719 (H4-M) of 1653 HCU, which departed RAF North Luffenham for a cross-country navigation exercise on 28 April 1945. The aircraft flew into a heavy snowstorm and the pilot lost control, crashing at 0320 hours.

Aircraft code H4-M. Crashed during a NAVEX training exercise in severe weather. The war in Europe was just days from ending when this training accident occurred.

Accident database entry for Avro Lancaster B Mk I LM719, recording the crash on Saturday 28 April 1945 near Stoke Rochford Hall during a training exercise from North Luffenham.

Aircraft was from 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit. Loss occurred just 10 days before VE Day.

International Bomber Command Centre post documenting the memorial at Stoke Rochford Hall, noting the RCAF connection and the poignancy of a training loss so close to the end of the war.

Canadian (RCAF) crew. Memorial includes both a plaque and a memorial tree in the hall grounds.