ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159218
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB348 |
| MSN: | DX-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirby |
| RAF East Kirby |
Engine failed, abandoned after icing up on return from mission to Royan.
Took off from RAF East Kirby at 0045 hrs to attack the German garrison dominating the mouth of the Gironde. Soon after becoming airborne, the crew encountered very severe icing within a few minutes both starboard engines ceased to function. Attempts to feather the two units were unsuccessful and their plight worsened as the ASI (Air Speed Indicator) became effected by the icing. Bombs were jettisoned but after 45 minutes of flying, the crew were obliged to abandon the aircraft. Subsequently the wreckage of their Lancaster was found on the beach twixt the Lincolnshire resort of Maplethrope and nearby Theddlethorpe St. Helen. No one was hurt.
Crew
Fg Off A R Curran RAAF
Sgt D Howells
Sgt R Denholm
Sgt E Starmer
Sgt N Ward
Sgt H Terry
Sgt F Gregan
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 29.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1943 | R5894 | 57 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Riseholme, 3 miles SSE of Scampton; Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 26 June 1943 | ED943 | 57 Sqn RAF | 8 | De Hors, pole 8, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 16:59 | JINX | Added |
| 18-May-2016 05:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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