Lancaster III ED833 of 1654 HCU ,Highfield road Lincoln 11 June 1943

Last site from Lincoln this is the crash site of Lancaster III ED833 of 1654 HCU RAF Wigsley , Nottinghamshire the bomber took off on the 11 June 1943 to practice three engine flying , at around 4pm low over Lincoln the bomber was seen to be in trouble and may have been looking to put down on open ground but with starboard inner feathered the bomber stalled hitting a telegraph pole and diving into Houses in Highfield road Lincoln numbers 22 ,24, 25 and 27 were totally destroyed with the loss of 3 civilians on the ground 4 were injured but sadly 2 more would pass away later of injury's of the 7 crew on ED833 6 were lost one the tail gunner survived when his turret catapulted onto the footpath behind 18 Roydon Grove 2 local men Mr H,Chester and Mr E, Wing received gallantry awards for attempting to rescue those trapped in the houses .

On the quiet street today nothing at first glance remains to tell oft this tragic accident but looking at the houses it becomes obvious that the 4 have been rebuilt with different materials

Crew of ED833 =
Sgt W Featherstone
Sgt E Kirk Sgt A M Milne Sgt R W E Peacock
Sgt E R Broad
Sgt P R Farnell
were lost

Sgt C H Malkin was injured

Civilian =
Mrs L M Thacker
A Thacker aged 3 Miss M Marriott aged 12
Were lost on the day of the crash

Mr Whitby
L Whitby aged 4
Died later of injuries

H Bishop
Miss E Bishop
were injured