ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159521
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 433 (Porcupine) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PB903 |
| MSN: | BM-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leipzig -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
| Leipzig |
Mission to Leipzig.took off From RAF Skipton-on-Swale at 1317 for a raid on Engelsdorf and Mockau railway yards. hit by predicted flak just short of the AP. A fire was seen to break out in the starboard inner engine, though the flames were quelled. Height was lost, followed by a small explosion, which turned the Lancaster onto its back. Diving steeply, the bomber hit the ground and exploded. All are buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Robert James Grisdale RCAF J/89832 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 February, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Walter Alfred James Thurston RAFVR 1896557 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Isaac Buck Zierler RCAF J/40890 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer William Gordon McLeod RCAF J/39929 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Joseph Michael Hirak RCAF J/95284 (NCO:R/205383) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Francis Gerald Seeley RCAF J/95252 (NCO:R/274963) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer David William Roberts RCAF J/95323 (NCO:R/273241) [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 08:12 | JINX | Added |
| 25-May-2015 19:12 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2016 17:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2024 07:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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