ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155608
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| Date: | Monday 29 January 1945 |
| Time: | 02:16 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 5 LFS RAF |
| Registration: | LM308 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Syerston |
Aircraft carried out night training cross country navigation flight. Aircraft was instructed to rejoin circuit but crashed shortly afterwards. Weather was not a factor. All airfield lighting was on and serviceable. Civilian ground witnesses reported the aircraft seemed to be on fire prior to crash. Inconclusive. The entire crew perished in the crash.
Crew:
Pilot: Warrant Officer Class II Richard Barlow Rathbone (R/168095) RCAF
Flight Engineer: Sergeant Albert Mercer (2218573) RAFVR
Navigator: Flight Sergeant Hugh Munro MacKenzie (R/203166) RCAF
Bomb Aimer: Flight Sergeant John Alexander Emerson (R/189328) RCAF
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: Flight Sergeant John Henry Reid (R/190328) RCAF
Air Gunner: Sergeant Joseph Francis Fitzgibbon (R/264756) RCAF
Air Gunner: Sergeant Jasper Martin (1595881) RAFVR
Sources:
http://macr.moonfruit.com/#/lancaster-lm308/4542138252
Personnel files of all 5 RCAF aircrew containing the official RAF accident report (Archives Canada)
https://www.aircrewremembered.com/rathbone-richard-barlow.html
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=LM308
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2013 01:01 | chasteer | Added |
| 27-Apr-2013 07:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2022 15:28 | tachel | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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