ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159099
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB180 |
| MSN: | MG-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Baltic Sea - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington (takeoff at 20:03 hrs) |
Missing on mission to Kiel.
Flt. Engr. F/Sgt Albert K. Wooliscroft is burried at Lyderslev Kirkegard, Denmark.
Pilot F/Lt William B. Smaill DFC is burried at Malmö Eastern Municipal Cemetery.
Bomb aimer P/O William S. Baxter RAAF and W/Op P/O James F. Butson rest in Kiel War Cemetery.
Navigator P/O David R. Fisher RAAF, Mid upper gunner F/S Norman Twell and Tail gunner F/S Marcus G. Godfray DFM have no known graves and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944102.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 17:11 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 18:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage] |
| 16-Jun-2021 19:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 28-Apr-2024 15:14 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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