ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159174
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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 189 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB289 |
| MSN: | CA-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fulbeck |
| Politz |
Took off from RAF Fulbeck at 16:29.
Lost without trace.
Crew
Pilot: 83277 Flt Lt Robert Henry McGowan - Runnymede Memorial Panel 202 (NCO:811095 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 September, 1940)
Flight Engineer: 710272 Sgt Kenneth Silver Mylne Miller (Southern Rhodesia) - Runnymede Memorial Panel 234.
Navigator: 162299 Fg Off Walter Henry Witherden - Runnymede Memorial Panel 210 (NCO:1800099 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 April, 1944)
Bomb Aimer: 1315683 Sgt Douglas Ernest Rodda - Runnymede Memorial Panel 237.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 702440 Sgt Arthur Noel Ellis Holland - Runnymede Memorial Panel 231.
Air Gunner: 1881482 Sgt Leonard Glendenning Blatchford - Runnymede Memorial Panel 225.
Air Gunner: 1880819 Sgt George Edward Barsby - Runnymede Memorial Panel 224.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/McGowanRH.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 08:23 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 01-May-2022 11:55 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2023 07:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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