ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159188
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| Date: | Sunday 4 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB301 |
| MSN: | AR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prosper Park Dortmund -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
| RAF Binbrook |
Missing on mission to Bottrop.
Took off from RAF Binbrook at 1627 hrs to bomb the Prosper Benzol Plant. Those who lost their lives rest in the Riechswald Forest War Cemetery.
Crew
Flt Lt G A F Davies RAAF (POW)
Sgt R F Winstanley (KIA)
Fg Off V Dunn RAAF (KIA)
Fg Off J D Avery RAAF (POW)
Fg Off G S Brown RAAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt N B Bird RAAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt F H Wilkins RAAF (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB301%201945-02-04.html
Royal air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 67.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1943 | JB608 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 2 | Märkisch Buchholz, Brandenburg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 12:13 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 08:03 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 25-May-2016 06:09 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 06:53 | ehren69 | Updated [Location] |
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