ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159031
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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB137 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heinsberg - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing on mission to Heinsberg.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander William David Gordon Watkins DSO DFC DFM RAF 44828 [PoW] (NCO:534190 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 November, 1940)
2nd Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Frederick George Sanders RNZAF NZ/428796 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Howard Joseph Bate RAFVR 1584852 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Charles Stevenson RNZAF NZ/429216 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Alfred Stanley Booth RAFVR 1801950 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Douglas Charles Norman Hearn RAFVR 1471160 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Joseph Franklin RAFVR 1313274 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henry Clayton RAFVR 1133484 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:54 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Nov-2013 19:50 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location] |
| 09-Nov-2018 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 07:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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