On the west side of the road.

A small, ground-level memorial built of flint and rounded river stones set in concrete. The monument features a sloping front face with a black engraved plaque displaying the portrait of 2nd Lt. John Warner Reed and a commemorative inscription honoring his sacrifice after his B-24 Liberator crashed in the adjacent field on April 29, 1944. The monument was unveiled in 2016, and Back Lane was officially renamed "Reed Way" in honor of 2nd Lt. Reed.

From the 392nd Bomber Group Association website:

Lt. Reed was piloting his assigned crew in B24H Model #42-7546, nicknamed "ALFRED II", Call Letter "Bar-P" on this mission # 76, target: Berlin. Due to excessive battle damage, Lt. Reed was forced to direct bail out of his entire crew when they arrived back over England as he was unable to land the plane safely. All members managed to egress safely except Lt. Reed who apparently struck a portion of the plane during bail out and was killed. Some crewmen landed near Beccles, Suffolk, and one at Ingham, Norfolk. The plane crashed and burned at Walcott, Norfolk, at 1329 hours. This aircraft had completed a total of (49) missions including the one this date.

The crew included:

P Reed, J.W. IV 2nd Lt.
CP Bate, H.C. 2nd Lt.
N Birnbaum, S.I. 2nd Lt.
B Whitt, C.G. S/Sgt.
E Jankowski, S.F. S/Sgt.
R Holling, J.H. S/Sgt.
G McGinley, W.C. Sgt.
G Hultengren, C.W. Sgt.
G Minick, F. Sgt.
G Shaeffer, J.O. Sgt.

Several of these crew members later flew on B-24H (42-95023) Lucky Lass II which also crashed after the mission returning to England.

Source: https://www.b24.net/MM042944.htm

In memory of
2nd Lt John Warner Reed

who lost his life on 29th April 1944
when his B-24 Liberator aircraft
crashed in this field
coming back
from a bombing mission
over Germany

LEST WE FORGET