RAF Winthorpe was opened on the outskirts of Newark in 1940 and became home to No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit in 1942. A year later on the 5th September 1943 Lancaster W4929 took off on a cross country night training mission.
The crew were
The crew were
- Pilot: Sgt N.T. Duxbury
- Navigator: P/Off V.R. Folkerson
- Bomb Aimer: P/Off T.F.E. Johnson
- Air Gunner: Sgt. E.M. Buckby
- Mid Upper Gunner: Sgt. J.G. Curran
- Flight Engineer: Sgt. L. Holding
- Wireless Operator: Sgt F.W. Wilson
- Bomb Aimer: Sgt. R. Wilson