LL841 VN-O

Betton, Ille-et-Vilaine Prefecture (35), France

 

A roadside memorial stone & plaque remembers the crew of 50 Sqn Lancaster LL841 VN-O who were killed when their aircraft crashed close to this site on 09/06/44

The aircraft had departed Skellingthorpe at 2249 for Ops Rennes.

The exact cause of the loss is unknown. The aircraft crashed in the target area with the loss of all seven crew.

RAF loss info source; Chorley’s BCL Vol 5

Images taken by and reproduced with the kind permission of Alan Napier