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Avro Lancaster crash

Memorial to the 7 airmen of a Lancaster of No.460 Squadron of the Royal Air Force which crashed in flames after being shot down by German FLAK on the night of June 6, 1944.
Crew:
★ P/O Frederick James Knight. Pilot, deceased lies in Bayeux cemetery.
★ Sgt Lionel Pearcy Croom. Mechanic, deceased lies in Bayeux Cemetery.
★ F/O John James Read. Navigator, deceased lies in Bayeux Cemetery.
★ Sgt Farewell Harrison. Radio, deceased, lies in Bayeux cemetery.
★ Sgt Robert Elcombe. Machine Gunner, deceased rests in Bayeux cemetery.
★ Sgt Leonard Wesley Hillman Machine Gunner, deceased rests in Bayeux cemetery.

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