Lancaster/Lancaster mid air in Lincoln area - but 1942.
http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.o.../SurnamesG.htm
Edward Arthur Gardiner, 625967, was a Flight Engineer Sergeant in 9 Squadron, RAF.
He took off in Avro Lancaster W4182 WS-B from Waddington, Lincolnshire at 18:15 hours on 20th December 1942, for a raid on Duisburg, Germany. Soon after taking off Lancaster W4182 collided with another Lancaster in the darkness. Both bombers fell from the sky out of control and crashed on Bracebridge Heath, about 2 miles south of Lincoln. In a moment, 14 RAF airmen lost their lives.
Also;
http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/Airc...board%2027.htm
1318564 Sergeant (W/O) E B (Ted) Cachart is looking for anyone who might remember him.or his crew members. Ted was involved in a mid air collision when their Lancaster III serial JB231 code EA-N from 49 Squadron took off from RAF Fiskerton at 2346 on 1/2.01.1944 on Ops to Berlin. As Ted put it they were extremely lucky as they survived a head on collision with another Lancaster, both with a full bomb load and approximately 65 % of the fuel load - unfortunately, the other crew were all killed as far as Ted knows. There were no collision reports from any survivors of aircraft lost or damaged that night.