Lancaster at East Moor airfield.

On the 24th of September 1943 this aircraft crashed at the end of runway 3 damaging the aircraft, the crew were ok. No further details are known other than it suffered Cat. A/FA damage.

The aircraft was built to contract ACFT/239 by Armstrong Whitworth at Baginton and delivered to MU store in October 1942. It was issued to 115 Sqdn at East Wretham as KO-J in March 1943. It transferred to 426 Sqdn in June 1943 at Linton on Ouse when the unit began to re-equip with Lancaster II's. Because of the shortage of converted crews for 426 Sqdn the aircraft was used by 1679 HCU at East Moor from June 1943 though official records do not show it as being 'on charge' with them at all. It sustained Cat. A/FA damage at East Moor in the incident detailed above and was repaired on site. On completion of repairs it was transferred to 408 Sqdn at Linton on Ouse in October 1943. It's operational career was over by mid 1944 and it was transferred to 1668 HCU at Balderton. It moved with the unit to Bottesford on 28th July 1944 and is next recorded as being struck off charge on 20th March 1945.

Pilot - Sgt P C Burgess.

Crew - Unknown, ok.

Sgt Burgess and crew completed their conversion course and returned to 432 Sqdn on 7th October 1943 however they appear to not been transferred elsewhere soon after as he does not appear to have flown any Lancaster Ops with 432 Sqdn.