ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159234
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB371 |
| MSN: | 6O:V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Target area (Köln), Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton |
Missing on mission to Cologne.
Took off 1027 from Little Staughton as Master Bomber. Hit by flak on the bombing run and two engines were disabled. Pressed on and dropped markers on the marshalling yards target and then crashed in the target area.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer VC DFC & bar RAF 115772 [Killed] (NCO:758016 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 April, 1942)
2nd Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Owen Strachan Milne RAFVR 132625 [Killed] (NCO:1340516 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 March, 1943)
Navigator : Squadron Leader Albert Leslie Carter DFC RAF 44553 [Killed] (NCO:565234 Commission Gazetted : Friday 04 October, 1940)
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant George Russell DFC RAFVR 129583 [Killed] (NCO:1550696 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 November, 1942)
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Bert Nundy RAFVR 1671822 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer William Dalgarno RAFVR 161283 [Killed] (NCO:1365801 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 December, 1943)
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Russell Kaye Yeulett RCAF R/552477 [PoW]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB371&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PB371
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 18:11 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2020 08:42 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2021 10:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Dec-2023 08:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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