ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159638
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | 23:41 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1662 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | PD437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Woodbeck, 5 miles SE of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Blyton, Nottinghamshire |
Lancaster PD437 "GG-Z": Took off at 18:51 hrs from RAF Blyton, tasked for a night navigation detail. At 23:41 hrs the Lancaster's starboard wing sliced into a twenty-five foot high tree before crashing into a field near Woodbeck, five miles SE from Retford, Nottinghamshire. All 7 crew killed:
Crew:
Flt Sgt. A. Wilson RAAF.
Sgt. P,E,W, Moore.
Sgt. A. Bligh.
Sgt. R.H. Page
Sgt. F.W. Ward.
Sgt. H.A .Warman.
Flt Sgt. JH Skinner RCAF.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. Report on Flying Accident - Form 765 - P.430171
3. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6577990
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/07644.php
5. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/aircrew/17654
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/01048.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 21:42 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jun-2014 12:05 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source] |
| 28-Dec-2014 08:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2014 08:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2023 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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