ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159525
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 635 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB949 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10km W of Meppen, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, UK |
Missing on mission to Harburg.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Philip Edward Cawthorne DFC RAAF Aus/417049 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer G Wilson RAF 191391 [Evaded]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant B R McMaster RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Bryan George Roberts DFC RAFVR 191405 (NCO:1603311 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 March, 1945) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Frank Miles Williams RAF 164595 (NCO:1811759 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 June, 1944) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Thomas Reid RAAF Aus/429266 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ronald Victor Moore RAFVR 1587862 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Irvine James Kinney RCAF R/250856 [Killed]
4 killed, Flight Engineer and three others blown clear at 18,000ft, captured. Released from Stalag Luft I by Russian forces on 5 May 1945.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 08:17 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2014 10:26 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2014 17:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2021 08:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2022 08:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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