ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159166
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB256 |
| MSN: | SR-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maudach 2 miles W ofLudwigshafen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| RAF Ludford Magna |
Mission to Ludwigshafen. Took off from RAF Ludford Magna at 1550 hrs on ABC duties. Crashed in the target area. All are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery. Although by no means unique, it was unusual to find all three Commonwealth air forces represented in one crew and, perhaps especially so as Plt Off Kenny RCAF, the specialist equipment operator was an American from New York.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Robert John Clark RNZAF NZ/4210919 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant George Wilfred Higginson RAFVR 1897585 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Keith Robert Hendren RAAF Aus/434787 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant James Martin Manning McGinn RNZAF NZ/425582 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Leonard Richard Ironmonger RAFVR 2202044 [Killed]
Special Equipment Operator : Pilot Officer Jack Kenny RCAF J/47772 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Norman Charles Gordon RAFVR 2235366 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Randal Roy Etherton RAFVR 2227596 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Follow Link:- http://aircrewremembered.com/clark-robert-john.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 58.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1944 | LL750 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Alt St. Johann-Gräppelensee |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | LM508 | 101 Sqn RAF | 2 | Werkendam - Biesbosch; Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 08:12 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:25 | Wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-May-2016 06:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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