ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159219
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB347 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham |
Missing on mission to Rheyt.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Anthony Harley Brindley RAFVR 150360 [Killed] (NCO:1512940 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Litterick RAFVR 1589059 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Joseph William Lloyd RAFVR 153933 [Killed] (NCO:1580684 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 December, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Kenneth Joseph Ayres RAFVR 152914 [PoW] (NCO:1324839 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 November, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Lindsay William Wheeler RAAF Aus/409807 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Peter Bernard Feltham RAFVR 1853244 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Rex Joseph Chatwin RAFVR 3050018 [Killed]
The dead of the crew are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Both air gunners were aged 19.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 16:59 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 19-Sep-2023 07:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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