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THE SALFORD LANCASTER The Fate of 106 Squadron's PB304 Joe Bamford During the Second World War 7,377 Avro Lancasters were built and 3,431 of these were lost while flying on operations. On Sunday 30th July, 1944, a Lancaster crashed on the banks of the River Irwell at Salford becoming a statistic along with 246 other bombers recorded as being lost in operational crashes. For the families and friends of the crew it was a day they would never forget. A day when their brothers, husbands and sons were snatched away from them, in an incident that has never been fully explained. This book is about the seven men who were killed at Salford and the operation from which they were returning when their aircraft crashed. It also covers the period of the crew's operations before the accident, and events on 106 Squadron through the summer of 1944. The crew was typical of the airmen who flew in heavy bombers; a team drawn from different social backgrounds and occupations. They were representative of all those who served in Bomber Command and of the 55,000 airmen who died in its service, many of them from overseas. |
