ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159163
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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1945 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB251 |
| MSN: | KM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bunsoh -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby |
| Hamburg |
Mission to Hamburg. Took off from RAF Spilsby at 0129 to bomb the Deutsche Erdolwerke refinery. Hit by flak and crashed 0430 near Bunsoh 3 km NE of Alberadorf. All are buried in Kiel War cemetery. Fg Off Hennessy came from Penydarren while his rear gunner, Sgt Richards lived close by at Treochy in Glamorgan.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Basil Francis Hennessy RAFVR 187897 (NCO:657430 : Commission Gazetted Sunday 02 January, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Arthur Boothman RAFVR 1594342 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Dennis Howell Davies RAFVR 1600464 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Kingston Kay RAFVR 1548867 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Joseph Lyons RAFVR 2203534 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Guy Anthony White RAFVR 1590596 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Howell Richards RAFVR 1836954 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 143.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1943 | R5740 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea 50 km W of Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 2 March 1944 | ND566 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg | |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | ME804 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 8 | Lutselus, Diepenbeek, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 08:07 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:48 | Earl | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 01-Jun-2016 05:45 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2024 07:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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