ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158392
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| Date: | Friday 9 March 1945 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA254 |
| MSN: | WP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Datteln, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 10:37 hrs for an operation to Datteln in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down over the target and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot F/Lt. B.J. Aldhous Mid 179997 RAF / Venray War Cemetery in the Netherlands
Flight Engineer Sgt. S. Power 2220555 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve
Navigator P/O. C.D. Palmer 190381 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve
Navigator F/O. J.C. Paton 433130 RAAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve
Bomb Aimer P/O. C. Foy 190367 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. A. Smee 1872063 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve
Air Gunner P/O. R. South 195242 RAF / Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve
Air Gunner Sgt. A.F.C. Smith RAF / Survived
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5358A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 16:19 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:29 | Weeks | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2020 11:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2020 18:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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