ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159594
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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1945 |
| Time: | 17:59 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 630 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD317 |
| MSN: | LE-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF East Kirkby |
Engine failed, bounced on landing, swung on overshoot & crash landed.
Mission to Munchen. Took off from RAF East Kirby at 1645 hrs but the port inner engine failed soon after becoming airborne. Bombs were jettisoned and the crew returned to base but on touch down at 1759 hrs the Lancaster bounced and the pilot opened the throttles in an attempt to go round again. however , the port wing dropped and the Lancaster cartwheeled across the airfield. Fg Off Billings sustaining injuries that necessitated the amputation of an arm. The two airmen who died are buried in their home towns. The remainder of the crew, it was subsequently reported, made a good recovery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer George E Billings RAF [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant S Harris RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Arthur Hobson RAFVR 1510732 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Les Knowles RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant J Duncan RAF [Injured]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Denis Albert Holloway RAFVR 942590 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant D Todd RAAF [Injured]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 40.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1944 | ND580 | 630 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 100-130 km west of Den Haag (Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands) |  |
w/o |
| 12 September 1944 | PD283 | 630 Sqn RAF | 7 | Schmidthachenbach |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 16:49 | JINX | Added |
| 18-May-2016 12:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-May-2023 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
| 07-Jan-2024 08:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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