Yelling Lancaster Memorial

Local remembrance and memorial support

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

IWM War Memorials Register entry for the Lancaster JB477 memorial at Yelling. Commemorates the crew of 405 Squadron RCAF Lancaster that crashed on 17 December 1943 returning from a Berlin bombing raid after running out of fuel.

IWM reference number 8410405 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force memorial

War Memorials Online entry for the crash site of Lancaster Bomber JB477 at Yelling, Cambridgeshire. Records the memorial stone erected at the crash site near OS Grid Reference TL 260 620.

Memorial stone at crash siteOS Grid Reference TL 260 620

Detailed account of the McLennan crew and 'Black Thursday' on 17 December 1943. Lancaster JB477 LQ-O of 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, part of the Pathfinder Force, ran out of fuel returning from Berlin in bad weather. The rear gunner W/O Nutting DFM survived on what was his 45th operation.

Part of 'Black Thursday' — multiple 405 Squadron losses on same nightTwo other 405 Sqn Lancasters (JB481 LQ-R and JB369 LQ-D) also crashed with fatalitiesW/O Nutting was on his 45th raid when he survived405 Squadron was part of the Pathfinder ForceAircraft designation was LQ-O

WW2 aviation database entry recording the loss of Avro Lancaster III JB477 LQ-O on 17 December 1943 during a mission to Berlin. Provides technical and operational details of the loss.

Confirms aircraft as Lancaster IIIMission target was BerlinLost due to fuel exhaustion in adverse weather

Aviation Trails Southern Cambridgeshire trail includes the JB477 crash site at Yelling as part of a wider tour of WW2 aviation heritage in the region, providing visitor access information and historical context about RAF Gransden Lodge operations.

Part of Southern Cambridgeshire aviation heritage trailProvides visitor access guidance