ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158380
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA189 |
| MSN: | HW-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Questenberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
| RAF Grimsby |
Mission to Zeitz. Took off from RAF Grimsby at 1731 hrs to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic-oil complex. Crashed at Questenberg some 4 km NE of Rossia on the Nordhausen to Sangerhausen road. All rest in the 1939-1945 War Cemetery at Berlin, having been brought here from Questenberg. Fg Off Berger's previous tour had been with 101 Squadron and details of his DFM appeared in the London Gazette on 21 April 1944.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Quigley RCAF J/25448 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Herbert Otto Berger DFM RAFVR 169506 [Killed] (NCO:1455027 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 15 February, 1944)
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Ray Calvin Roller RCAF R/210007 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer William Merton Chapman RCAF J/38421 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant John Humphries Guy RAFVR 1819148 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Malcolm Stalker McMaster RCAF J/95358 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer James David Gibbons RCAF J/95299 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 49.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 January 1945 | PB518 | 100 Sqn RAF | 4 | Guter Mann | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 15:40 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:45 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-May-2016 17:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation