ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159035
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1944 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB130 |
| MSN: | KO-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caen, Calvados 14 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford |
Took off from RAF Witchford at 05:59 hrs to attack a strong point at Amayé-sur-Seulles (Calvados). All are buried in the Department of Calvados in the Canadian War Cemetery at Bretteville-sur-Laize.
Crew
Sgt C A Thompson RCAF (Killied on Active Service)
Sgt E T Money (KIlled on Active Service)
Sgt J M Lonie RCAF (Killied on Active Service)
Sgt G J Imrie RCAF (Killied on Active Service)
Plt Off E T Fisher (Killied on Active Service)
Sgt W M Conly RCAF (Killied on Active Service)
Sgt R W B Carey (Killied on Active Service)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 364.
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1456
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:54 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Jun-2016 13:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2017 11:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2021 09:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2022 14:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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