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History:-
Lucky Strike Plane Crash |
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In 1944, Cawston was the scene of a plane crash involving
an American bomber. With one of its bombs stuck on board,
the "Lucky Strike" was returning from a raid on the
submarine pens at Kiel, Germany, on the 5th of January.
A twist of a screwdriver not only dislodged the stuck bomb
but also gallons of auxiliary fuel. The crew began the trip
home knowing they did not have enough fuel for the return
journey and anything that could be thrown out of the
aeroplane was jettisoned. As the plane lost altitude, frost
began to build up and even the windshield and instruments
iced over, the "Lucky Strike" crashed on land at
Church Farm, Cawston, narrowly missing the church.
Two of the crew members died. In 1996 a memorial to the crew
of the "Lucky Strike"
was unveiled by its Flight Engineer, Jack Sasson. |
The following photographs are courtesy of Eastern Counties Newspapers Ltd.
Flight Engineer Jack Sasson arrives in Cawston for the unveiling of the
memorial and Meets Eddie Cox who was the first of the first people on
the scene of the crash and Helped to carry the injured away on stretchers.
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