ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49518
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB523 |
| MSN: | 6O-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Opitter, Bree, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton |
Takeoff at 10:29 hrs for an operation to Köln, Germany. Crashed at Opitter (Limburg), 4 km SE of Bree in Belgium.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Peter Alfred Thomas DFC RAFVR 172593 [Killed] (NCO:1319481 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 11 April, 1944)
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Vivian George Hobbs RAFVR 1816098 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer William Ewart Vaughan RCAF J/24199 [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant Ayton Richardson Whitaker RAF 100053 [PoW] (NCO:1183529 Commission Gazetted : Friday 25 July, 1941)
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Herbert Fuller RAF 1515746 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant G Fallon RAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Frederick William Campbell RCAF J/94493 [Killed]
Sgt G.Fallon was confined in Hospital due injuries.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4827&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
/www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
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| 3 December 1944 | PB629 | 582 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Tongeren, Limburg | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Feb-2011 06:37 | ThW | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:14 | Uli Elch | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 05:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 27-Aug-2013 19:32 | JINX | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2019 14:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2023 08:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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