Incident Avro Lancaster Mk III PB432,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159245
 
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Date:Sunday 26 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:49 Sqn RAF
Registration: PB432
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dry Doddington, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost height after take-off for mission to Munich & crash landed.

Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer George Henry Le Marquand RAF 178524 [Injured] (NCO:656474 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 August, 1944)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant W S Wade RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant R E Ransome RAF [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant N Bowers RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Norman Isaac Langley RAFVR 1605104 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edward George Blake RAFVR 1892602 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant T Price RAF [Injured]

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Aug-2013 06:11 JINX Added
19-Oct-2018 19:42 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
26-Nov-2023 08:15 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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