A stone memorial dedicated to the memory of 6 members of crew from the Lancaster Bomber ED 549 which crash landed just to the north of the memorial on the 5th March 1943 after engine trouble following a mine laying operation over France. It is flanked by two wooden posts and an information board about the crash and the aircrew.

source: warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/260911

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Location: Redmile, Melton, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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