Coveney (double Lancaster crash) Lancaster Memorial
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Cambridgeshire
Two Avro Lancaster Crews - St Peter ad Vincula
Coveney, East Cambridgeshire
Partial Record
The Memorial
Type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Inscription
Per Ardua Ad Astra This Tablet Is a Memorial to the Two Royal Air Force Lancaster Crews Who Were Shot Down and Killed in This Parish on the 19th April 1944 Their Name Liveth for Evermore [crew names listed on memorial] Oh I Have Slipped the Surly Bonds of Earth Put Out My Hand and Touched the Face of God This Memorial Was Erected in Grateful Appreciation of Their Sacrifice by George and Alma Sparrow
Location
Coveney, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire
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Aircraft Type
Lancaster
Date of Loss
1944-04-19
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Sources
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Last updated 2026-04-12
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