ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159078
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB155 |
| MSN: | AR-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hannau |
| RAF Binbrook |
Flew into ground & DBF on return from mission to Hannau. Took off from RAF Binbrook at 0052. Crashed 0812 while making an approach to RAF Kelstern airfield in Lincolnshire.All RAAF members of the crew were to Cambridge City Cemetery, while Sgt David rest in Bushbury (St.Mary) Churchyard, Wolverhampton. At the time of the accident, low cloud had reduced the visibility and Kelstern were trying to to home the crew towards the runway.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Geoffrey Seymour Browne RAAF Aus/430436 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Jack Norman David RAFVR 1583729 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Llewellyn William Grant RAAF Aus/431562 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer George Thomas McBryde RAAF Aus/429475 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Jack Stacey RAAF Aus/432893 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Alexander Edward Moss RAAF Aus/415265 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Rex Crespin Schodde RAAF Aus/436950 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 138.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1943 | W4881 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 5 | Paterdamm, Göttin, Brandenburg an der Havel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 13:40 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 07:56 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 31-May-2016 18:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2024 07:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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