ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159455
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 170 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB704 |
| MSN: | TC-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kiel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Mission to Kiel.Took off from RAF Hemswell at 1932 to bomb the railway yards. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Roland Henry Albert Thorpe RAFVR 1393293 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Harry Vernon Blakey RAFVR 1621031 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer John Wotherspoon RAFVR 165703 (NCO:1822084 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 September, 1944) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Frederick William Reece Goodenough RAFVR 1607158 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Alan Aubrey Jarvis RAFVR 1864299 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Richard Joseph Harford RAFVR 3034035 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Lawrence Abraham Hill RAFVR 3051022 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/thorpe-roland-henry-albert.html
Royal Air Force bomber Command losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 159.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 20:02 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2016 18:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2016 18:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2024 15:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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