ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159041
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1944 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB123 |
| MSN: | 6O-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seine-Maritime département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire (takeoff at 06:30 hrs) |
Missing on mission to Le Havre.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Edward Goddard DFC RAAF Aus/420658 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer George Mackenzie RAF 54660 [Evaded] (NCO:576915 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 May, 1944)
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Howard Warburton Baker RAFVR 151315 [Killed] (NCO:1321416 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 May, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer William Neville Daniel RAAF Aus/423996 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Alan Gordon Debeer RAFVR 131590 [Evaded] (NCO:1339475 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 November, 1942)
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer George Edward Lythgoe RAFVR 964480 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Jack Beecroft RAFVR 1438194 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Robert Alexander Newton RAFVR 155991 [Killed] (NCO:1806777 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 October, 1943)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1492
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1944 | ND816 | 582 Sqn RAF | 7 | Aachen, Nord Rhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:55 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2021 07:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2023 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source]] |
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