ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159084
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1944 |
| Time: | 00:12 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB143 |
| MSN: | JI-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Estruplund -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
Took off from RAF Waterbeach at 21:05. Crashed into the sea off the small Danish village of Estruplund, where six are buried in the local churchyard. On 6 September, the body of Fg Off Dell RCAF was taken from the water and his buried in Frederikshavn Cemetery. At 36, Fg Off Gibbs was above the age of most officers employed on operational duties in Bomber Command.
Crew
Flt Sgt T T Charlton (Killed On Active service)
Sgt R W Pomroy (Killed On Active service)
Sgt N Stevens (Killed On Active service)
Sgt K M Goodman (Killed On Active service)
Fg Off R F Dell RCAF (Killed On Active service)
Sgt P T Delvin (Killed On Active service)
Fg Off W E Gibbs (Killed On Active service)
*Oblt Fritz Brandt (Stab II./NJG3) claimed a Lancaster (W.S.)Strommes area (LU) 1,800 meters at 00:12. This would be his 4th kill.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 406.
*Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume Two.
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944130.shtml
http://www.airmen.dk/c015svleng.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 May 1945 | RF230 | 514 Sqn RAF | 30 | 3 km ESE of A-73 Roye/Amy airfield, Somme départment |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 13:40 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jul-2016 16:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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