Courboin Crash Site

Courboin Crash Site

Six photographs and a related description of the crash of Lancaster JB134.
The description covers the following six copies of photographs.
Photo 1 is a villager inside the crater. On the reverse 'Film 19'.
Photo 2 is the scene around the crater the morning after the crash on 4th May 1944. On the reverse is 'Film 19'.
Photo 3 is the village of Courboin with the church and graveyard behind. The crash site is in the valley beyond the trees in the middle distance. On the reverse 'Film 21'.
Photo 4 is a copy of the seven airmen who lost their lives. Their names are annotated underneath. At the side the airmen have signed their names.
Photo 5 is the grave on the day of the funeral.
Photo 6 is a colour postcard, as in photo 3.

1944-05-04

Five b/w and one colour photograph, one handwritten sheet.

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[underlined] Copies of photos from Brian Atkinson [/underlined]
No. 11, Film 19.
Scene around the crater the morning after; 4th May 44
No 36, Film 19.
Inside the crater. This is a copy of [underlined] photocopy, [/underlined] hence its poor quality. Only piece of evidence to JB135 [sic] is the tail wheel, just visible/discernible.
No. 6. Film 21.
Courboin Church. Graveyard and behind the church. Crash site in valley beyond trees in middle distance.
Copied from a postcard.
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[black and white photograph of crash site]
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[circled 36]
Film 19
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[black and white photograph of villagers at crash site]
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[circled 11]
Film 19
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[black and white aerial photograph of church in the village of Courboin]
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[circled 6]
Film 21
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[black and white photograph of seven airmen in uniform]
AC SHENTON (NAV) F. JOY (REAR TURRET) J. BENGSTON (AIR BOMBER)
J.H. MALTBY (MID UPPER) D. WADSWORTH (PILOT) H.A. BRADY (W/OP) J.R. BURGESS (FLT ENG)
[set of seven signatures]
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19
[black and white photograph of grave covered in flowers on day of funeral]
Grave on the day of the Funeral
[coloured aerial photograph of the church in the village of Courboin]
The village of Courboin. Graveyard is to right of Church spire – behind the tree. JB134 fell beyond the line of trees in the valley