ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159354
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB542 |
| MSN: | AR-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schürmannstraße street at Essen-Bergerhausen; Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 15:59 hrs for an operation against Essen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of Flakgruppe Essen and crashed in the Schürmannstraße.
Six of the crew are buried at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Flying Officer Leon Milner was made a prisoner of war but was murdered when thrown off a bridge by the civilian population. He has no known grave.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PB542
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/clark-james.html
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:50 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 08:06 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2021 17:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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