ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238985
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1942 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5703 |
| MSN: | QR-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North East of Gunthorpe -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
| Wismar |
Immediately after take off an electrical fault released the dinghy that fouled the tailplane and controls.
Aircraft crashed killing all 7 on board.
Crrew:-
Pilot : S/L George Ernest Weston DFC RAF 41885 [Killed]
F/E : Sgt Frederick George Bellchambers RAFVR 1221132 [Killed]
Nav : P/O George Alan Hawes RAFVR 127491 (NCO:1379871) [Killed]
B/A : Sgt John McFadyen Ramsay RAFVR 1365084 [Killed]
W/Op/AG : F/O Joseph Edward Hanson DFM RAF 46968 (NCO:549635) [Killed]
W/Op/AG : Sgt Jack Machin Robinson RAFVR 1057338 [Killed]
A/G : P/O Lloyd George Gallaway RCAF J/16499 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/weston-george-ernest.html
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2703129
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R5703
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1944 | PB436 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | Gunderup Gaard Farm, 14 km S of Loegstoer, Jylland peninsula |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2020 15:40 | tachel | Added |
| 01-Oct-2022 09:13 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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