ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158383
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA173 |
| MSN: | UL-Q2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Mission to Munich. Took off from RAF Fiskerton at 1815 hrs. Fg Off Saslove and both air gunners are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Edward Lewis Saslove RCAF J/27612 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant R Hoyle RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer M Chiswick RCAF [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer G Davies RAF [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant R F Hood RCAF [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Albert Spencer Blair Campton RCAF J/95225 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Wilfred Glenn McClelland RCAF R/208972 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 40.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 1945 | RA516 | 576 Sqn RAF | 3 | Heugterbroek, Weert, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 15:41 | JINX | Added |
| 18-May-2016 14:53 | Red Dragon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2016 13:01 | sunnyhill_50@hotmail | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 07-Nov-2018 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 13:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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