On May 17th 1945, an RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashed on Lichfield Road in Wednesfield, killing all 7 crew members instantly. The crippled aircraft had been on a routine training flight from Kirkby in Lincolnshire when it began losing altitude and hit overhead power lines, causing it to explode in mid air and leave a 5ft crater in the road. Pieces of the scattered wreckage were found over a two mile area. In 2005, a memorial service was held where relatives of the crew attended and lit candles in memory of their lost loved ones. The exact cause of the crash was never determined.