ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52603
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:22 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5684 |
| MSN: | ZN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Koksijde, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster B.Mk.1 R5684 "ZN-P" and named "Admiral Fighting Cock" of 106 Sqn., RAF. Took off at RAF Coningsby at 21:20 on 24 August 1942. Failed to return from a mission to raid Frankfurt. Was sighted at 02:22 crashing into the North Sea off Koksijde, West Flanders, Belgium, cause not known.
Crew:
Pilot W/O R.F.H. Young DFM 741708 RAF Den Haag 2 36 Washed up near Kijkduin
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Canniff 652687 RAF Den Haag 2 34 Washed up near Kijkduin
Navigator F/O. C.F. Isaacs 106044 RAF Runnymede Memorial 67
Bomb aimer Sgt. E. Collingwood 1006390 RAF Den Haag 2 35 Washed up near Kijkduin
Wo ag Sgt. N.F. Johnson 1310164 RAF Den Haag 2 33 Washed up near Kijkduin
Air gunner P/O. S. Rosenberg 109711 RAF Belgium 9 4 31 Buried Oostende
Air gunner Sgt. S.J. Livingstone 1377382 RAF Survived pow
Sources:
1. http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1781A
2. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/northernforties/106%20Squadron/106%20Squadron.pdf
3. http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc-noseart-a-c.htm
4. http://www.bahavzw.be/database/registratie-nummer/r5684
5. http://bugs.ptenb.nl/gerko/lo/pages/begraafplaats-westduin/ereveld-cwgc/ereveld-info.php
6. http://www.chrisnjillohara.com/war%20records/ted%20parry%20master%20file.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 1942 | W4178 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea west of Zandvoort, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 20 February 1944 | ME630 | No.106 Squadron, RAF | 1 | Breitlingsee lake at Brandenburg an der Havel |  |
w/o |
| 8 July 1944 | PB144 | 106 Sqn RAF | 7 | 500 metres W of Sainte-Geneviève, Oise 60 |  |
w/o |
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2014 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2014 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:55 | Cliford | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2017 09:45 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2017 05:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2017 05:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 28-Oct-2018 12:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-May-2020 20:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 06-Nov-2022 12:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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