ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253728
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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5607 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | near Wulfen, 7 km NNE of Dorsten -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster R5607: Took off 19:07hrs for Night bombing operation.12/03/1943
Crashed near Wulfen 7 km NNE of Dorsten due to heavy damage from enemy flak.
The plane involved in bombing mission to Essen, one of 11 Lancasters from RAF 97 Squadron.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II Donald Cameron Plaunt RCAF R/103187 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Trevor Lloyd Williams RAFVR 965881 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Alexander John Smith RCAF J/16380 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Joseph Alfred Jean Louis Viau RCAF R/95518 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Cecil Burr RAF 637240 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Arthur William Ernest Taylor RAFVR 1601091 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant George William Dillon RAFVR 1397293 [Killed]
Sources:
1. "Write Soon and Often" by Andy Thomson (pilot's nephew)
andythomsonbooks.ca
2. Henk Welting's Database
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2021 14:39 | andythomson | Added |
| 01-May-2023 17:37 | Nepa | Updated |
| 12-Mar-2024 08:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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