ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159304
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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 186 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB483 |
| MSN: | AP-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Collided with Lancaster PB488/AP-J in circuit at RAF Stradishall on return from mission to Kiel.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer T P Burson RNZAF [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ernest Gunner RAFVR 1898913 [Killed] Mortlake Cemetery London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Francis Michael Hale RAFVR 1808291 [Killed] London Road Cemetery Salisbury Wiltshire Unitary Authority
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant William Kenvyn Jack Bartlett RAFVR 917435 [Fatal Injury] Durrington Cemetery Worthing Borough West Sussex, England
Wireless Operator : Sergeant J A Kean RAF [Injured]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Robert Cunningham Russell RAFVR 1606323 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Vidal Somers RAFVR 1589666 [Killed] Haverhill Cemetery St Edmundsbury Borough Suffolk, England
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 162.
findagrave.com
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 13:56 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2016 18:48 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 03-Jun-2016 13:23 | Red Dragon | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2024 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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