ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159538
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 April 1945 |
| Time: | 01:29 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 625 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD204 |
| MSN: | CF-P2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bierset Airfield, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Hit by flak & abandoned returning from mission to Leipzig.
Took off from RAF Scampton at 1835 to attack the railway yards. Bombed from 10,000 ft at 2309 and soon afterwards three engines failed, one after the other. Flak, too hit the aircraft which was abandoned 0120 in the vicinity of Bierest some 8 km WNW from the centre of Liege. No serious injuries reported.
Crew
Fg Off J F Mooney RCAF (Safe)
Fg Off David Rutherford (Safe) 65589 (NCO:930212 Commission Gazetted : Friday 30 May, 1941)
Sgt R K Colman (Safe)
Fg Off H H Harding RCAF (Safe)
Sgt N Fairhurst (Safe)
Sgt R A Skinner (Safe)
Sgt W A Trundle (Safe)
Sgt H Morris (Safe)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=Mooney&searchfield=field_all&type=rafww2
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=Harding&searchfield=field_all&type=rafww2
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 160.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 11:53 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 16:10 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2016 12:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2022 22:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Apr-2024 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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