ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159298
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB471 |
| MSN: | AR-P2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Linkhout-Zelem, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
| RAF Binbrook |
Mission to Dortmund. Took off from RAF Binbrook at 2137 hrs. Crashed at Linkhout in the Belguim Province of Limburg, 6 km E of Diest, the aircraft falling into a wooded area known locally as Mierenberg. Those who died lie in Hasselt (Kruisveld) Communal Cemetery. Badly injured after landing in a tree, Flt Lt Jenkins RAAF was taken to a hospital in Diest.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Alexander Elliott Jenkins RAAF Aus/430033 [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Frank Samuel Stone RAFVR 188993 (NCO:1898560 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 March, 1945) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Sydney Clifton Swift RAAF Aus/430403 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Herbert Thomas Campbell RAAF Aus/429070 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Bernard Maxwell Clegg RAAF Aus/434620 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Bryant Braddock RAAF Aus/435276 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Alan Graham RAFVR 1596167 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 84.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 13:18 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Feb-2015 21:48 | Rudy | Updated [Location, Country, Embed code] |
| 04-Jun-2015 07:59 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-May-2016 06:23 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2022 06:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Nov-2022 08:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Feb-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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