ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224817
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Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | DS814 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | north of Germendorf -
Germany
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Waterbeach |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down upon returning from a bombing raid on Berlin. All seven occupants died in the crash.
Pilot F/O. Maurice R. Cantin, 21 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/16
Navigator F/Sgt. GF William Saddler, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Flight Engineer Sgt. Kerry G. King, 19 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/20
Air Bomber Sgt. Stuart E. Smith, unknown, KIA, Berlin 9/D/17
Wireless Operator Sgt. Mitchell WET, 22 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/21-22
Air Gunner Sgt. Robert N. Walne, 20 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/19
Air Gunner Sgt Leslie F. Eyre, 36 years, KIA, Berlin 9/D/18
The entire crew is buried at the Berlin War Cemetery.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=33281 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-May-2019 05:31 |
gerard57 |
Added |
07-May-2019 05:32 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Operator] |
19-May-2019 07:12 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
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