ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159305
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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 186 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB488 |
| MSN: | AP-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
| RAF Stradishall |
Collided with PB483 on overshoot on return from mission to Kiel. All rest in various UK cemeteries.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Donald Michael Roberts RAFVR 186931 (NCO:1238322 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 December, 1944) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant George Benjamin Whalley RAFVR 1587289 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Charles James RAFVR 1684956 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Charles Crookes RAFVR 1398447 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer William Edward Roberts RAFVR 176984 (NCO:1852694 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 October, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Harold Brickell RAFVR 2225454 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Frederick James Pape RAFVR 2225575 [Killed]
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 13:58 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2016 13:11 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2016 13:24 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 13-Apr-2024 06:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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