Source/Archive record (Report) SLI10957 - Revealing the Pathfinder: Excavation of Avro Lancaster PB911, Swayfield
Title | Revealing the Pathfinder: Excavation of Avro Lancaster PB911, Swayfield |
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Author/Originator | Defence Estates |
Date/Year | 2006 |
HER Report no. | 3574 |
Abstract/Summary
Report on an excavation, undertaken to recover the remains of an Avro Lancaster aircraft, that crashed on the 30th of March 1945, on land to the north-west of Swayfield. Many small, fragmentary and corroded parts of the aircraft were found, although various recognisable fragments were also located, including a propeller blade, the upper gun turret and remains of items from the instrument panel.
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Location
HER M6/10
Referenced Monuments (1)
- MLI89212 Avro Lancaster Aircraft Crash Site, Swayfield (Monument)
Referenced Events (1)
- ELI7118 Excavation of an Avro Lancaster Crash Site, Swayfield
Record last edited
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