The Salford Lancaster

A history of an RAF bomber crash in World War II, the ship's crew and operations, and the aftermath felt by the community where the disaster struck.

On Sunday 30 July 1944 a Lancaster bomber of 106 Squadron RAF, carrying 9,000 pounds of explosives, crashed into the Manchester suburb of Salford. In Bamford's account the crew and operations of 106 Squadron before the crash are covered in detail, as well as the response of the people of Salford to the casualties and extensive damage suddenly visited on their community.