ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159546
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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1944 |
| Time: | 02:35 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD213 |
| MSN: | WS-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney (takeoff at 16:33 hrs) |
| RAF Bardney |
Hit tree on approach in bad visibility & DBF, returning from mission to Politz.
On return to base visibility was extremely poor and while trying to land this Lancaster collided with a tree and crashed 0235 22 Dec 1944 near the airfield.
Two were killed:
Sergeant Edward Arthur WHITE
Flight Sergeant Victor Sinclair WILLIS
Four others were injured.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=pd213
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PD213&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 12:22 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2021 10:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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