Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I PA179,
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Date:Wednesday 21 February 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:166 Sqn RAF
Registration: PA179
MSN: AS-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kirmington
Destination airport:RAF Kirmington
Narrative:
Crash am Ortsrand von Eckum bei Rommerskirchen nach Flakbeschuss. 7 KIA. Erstbestattung in Rommerskirchen Cemetery in einem Sammelgrab.Sgt. Anderson Erstbestattung in Nettersheim Grab K52 / F279733

Sources:

Auszug aus Polizeibericht Eckum vom 21.02.1945
Grave Concentration Report

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 September 1943 JA704 166 Sqn RAF 6 Mahlerten, Nordstemmen, Niedersachsen w/o
23 November 1943 JA865 166 Sqn RAF 2 near Lehnin, Kloster Lehnin, Brandenburg w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Aug-2013 15:41 JINX Added
26-Dec-2014 20:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2014 20:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2016 16:32 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Nov-2018 18:18 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
19-Aug-2023 09:57 Rob Davis Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]
23-Feb-2024 12:22 manniwei Updated [Source, Narrative]

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