Extract from M.R.E.S.report on the loss of Lancaster SY-K,314 Sqn,14-15/8/44.
… the witness reports a large explosion at altitude and seeing a large fire ball. The following morning, a number of bodies were recovered from widely scattered wreckage and buried in the local churchyard. Examination of the remaining debris confirms the A/C identity as SY-K, 314 Squadron, missing on an operation to Orléans on the night of 14-15/8/44. All crew killed …