ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159446
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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB689 |
| MSN: | AA:X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal |
| Homberg |
Missing on mission to Homberg.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Ronald Gordon RAFVR 185116 (NCO:1580245 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 November, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Carl Robert Freeman RAFVR 189608 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Robson Bell RAFVR 173943 (NCO:1588114 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 June, 1944) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Albert John Weston RAFVR 1115103 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Louis David Sampson RAFVR 186413 (NCO:1602607 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 December, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Sidney George Hone RAFVR 2221190 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant James Leonard Forrester RAFVR 3010665 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 19:49 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2024 14:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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