ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159080
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| Date: | Saturday 17 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB153 |
| MSN: | AS-J2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wäschenbeuren near Göppingen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Mission to Nurnberg. Took off from RAF Kirmington at 1725 hrs Those who died now rest in Durnbach War Cemetery,where the registrar describes Sgt Guscott as a pilot.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Leslie Hilder RAFVR 1684920 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Ronald Thomas Claud Guscott RAFVR 1587777 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Jack William Richards RAFVR 1603064 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Eric Alexander Roy RNZAF NZ/4213333 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Mervyn Desmond Sylvester Davis RNZAF NZ/427103 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Eric Charles Wilkie RAFVR 1899093 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Titmus RAF [PoW]
Flight Sergeant Jack William Richards is also commemorated on the Second World War memorial at St. Mary’s Church Portchester, Hampshire as well as a Roll of Honour book in the church See source 4.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://home.cogeco.ca/~dswallow4/MissingHilder.htm
3. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 134.
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/94323
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 13:40 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2016 05:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 19:00 | Drh | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-May-2021 13:48 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2023 15:54 | Richard | Updated [[Location, Narrative]] |
| 15-Jun-2023 10:38 | Richard | Updated [[[Location, Narrative]]] |
| 19-Jun-2023 13:08 | Richard | Updated [[[[Location, Narrative]]]] |
| 16-Mar-2024 07:25 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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