ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202671
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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5510 |
| MSN: | KM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km West of Augsburg, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
Hit by flak over the target and crashed 3 km West of Augsburg. Those who died were intially buried at Augsburg. After the war they were re-interred at Durnbach War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Arthur John Garwell DFC DFM RAFVR 65503 (NCO:748341) [PoW] Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria. PoW Number 117.
Observer : Sergeant Frank Skipwith Kirke DFC DFM RNZAF NZ/39864 [PoW] Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 165
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Robert James Flux DFM RAF 646895 [Killed] Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15.
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ivor Edwards RAFVR 1168677 [Killed] Durnbach War Cemetery 6. G. 6.
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Douglas Haig McAlpine RCAF R/68396 [Killed] Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 6. G. 7-15
Sergeant Laurence Laver Dando DFM RAFVR 778173 [PoW] Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 150
Sergeant James Watson DFM RAF 999623 [PoW] Kopernikus. PoW Number 186
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1942 | R5515 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England |  |
sub |
| 25 March 1944 | ME672 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 6 | De Flaes swamp, Lage Mierde, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | ND973 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 7 | between Melick and Herkenbosch; Limburg | |
w/o |
| 13 September 1944 | PB189 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 8 | freight railway station at Stuttgart | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 13:24 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 19:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2024 20:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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