Lancaster JB125 came down on Friday 12 January 1945 at 9.50pm. It had been returning from a 3 hour training flight returning to RAF Syerston. What is not evident until you reach the memorial is just how high RAF Syerston is compared to the crash site. JB125 over shot the runway, banked sharply and crashed into a field killing all the crew.
Lancaster LM308 came down on Sunday 28 January 1945 at 2.16am. The plane was on it's final approach to RAF Syerston when for unknown reasons it crashed at high speed and exploded. Eye witness reports state both engines were on fire when it crashed.
Both Lancasters were from No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School.
The crash sites quickly became lost over time until they were discovered by Lady Helen Nall from Hoveringham Hall who set about researching both planes and a year later, this memorial was unveiled.
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THE CACHE
Use the top sign next to the gate to determine the cache location.
It can be found at:
N 53 00. A B C
W 000 56. D E F
Where:
A - Total number of lines
B - Number of times the word Trent appears
C - Total number of words on line 1
D - Number of letters in word 1, line 5
E - Number of letters in word 2, line 6
F - Number of letters in word 1, line 5
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so they can keep track of the numbers
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