Accident Avro Lancaster Mk III PB565,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159363
 
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Date:Sunday 15 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:1667 HCU RAF
Registration: PB565
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Sandtoft, North Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Sandtoft
Narrative:
Control lost on navex, broke up & dived into ground.
Crew:
Flying Officer Edward Boon CARSS (165049) Air Bomber RAFVR - killed
Sergeant Robert Bertram Roy COOK (1893896) Air Gunner RAFVR - killed
Flight Sergeant John William HAMILTON (Aus.25661) Air Gunner RAAF - killed
Sergeant Sidney James KINGDON (1097768) Navigator RAFVR - killed
Sergeant Edwin Horace John MARTIN (1813197) Air Gunner RAFVR - killed
Flight Sergeant Raymond OLLERTON (1523074) Pilot RAFVR - killed
Flying Officer Bertram Arthur SAVAGE (153755) Navigator RAFVR - killed
Pilot Officer Howard Percy SPEED (188176) Pilot RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2.http://CWGC
3.ORB RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Aug-2013 01:24 JINX Added
31-Jan-2016 19:26 pietrzak Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
02-Nov-2018 18:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]
11-Nov-2023 12:12 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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