ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159059
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB141 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton |
| Cologne |
Shot down by a night fighter over the target area.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Reginald Charles Hockly DFC RAF 130688 [PoW] (NCO:1192892 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 October, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Kenneth William Hewitt DFM RAFVR 183777 [Killed] (NCO:1426641 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 10 October, 1944)
Navigator : Sergeant D Spier RAF [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer O H Smith RAF [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Hugh Edmund "Pip" Parratt DFM RAFVR 143915 [PoW] (NCO:1306717 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 June, 1943)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Roy K Shirley RAF 1391257 [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Victor John Domaille Jehan RAF 104579 [PoW] (NCO:917132 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:57 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2023 08:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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