ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230117
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| Date: | Monday 8 October 1945 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NG304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Avro Lancaster NG304: Written off (destroyed) 8 October 1945 when aircraft banked and dived vertically into the ground on a three engine overshoot at RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire.
All six crew killed:
F/Sgt (Pilot/Flt Eng) Peter William YOUNGMAN (1615004) RAFVR : killed
Sgt Alfred Francis BETTS (1868236) Air Gunner RAFVR: killed
F/Sgt Herbert John LINTOTT (1444528) Pilot RAFVR
F/Sgt Royden Charles MAIDEN (2209740) WOp/AG RAFVR
F/Sgt Patrick Douglas McCLEMONT (1584122) Air Bomber RAFVR: killed
F/Sgt Edouard Zadoc SELIGMANN (1685867) Navigator RAFVR: killed
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents:
2. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 108)
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2764118/youngman,-peter-william/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 00:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:19 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2023 22:00 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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