Wellington LP841 from 82 OTU (Operational Training Unit) flying out of RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire hit an electrical pole and crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off at 5pm on 5th January 1945. Wreckage fell into the South Field at Laxton. Four Canadian airmen were killed. The tail section of the aircraft broke away which enabled the rear gunner Sgt R Eden to escape. He was eventually led to safety by local villagers.

On the afternoon of Sunday 6th January 2013, a short service of dedication led by Reverend Chris Levy was held at the church of St. Michael the Archangel, Laxton. The service was attended by villagers and aviation researchers with escort duties being provided the Newark Squadron of the Air Training Corps, members of the Balderton Branch of the RAFA (Royal Air Force Association) and members of the Ollerton Branch of the British Legion.

A stone bearing the names of those lost in the accident has been installed inside the church of St Michael the Archangel, Laxton and a second memorial has been positioned by the roadside on Moorhouse Road, just outside of the village, overlooking the crash site.

(With thanks to the Newark Air Museum on-line 7/1/2013)