ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159249
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1944 |
| Time: | 21:31 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB428 |
| MSN: | EM-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bratoft, near Skegness, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby |
| RAF Spilsby |
Airborne 16:24 hrs for an operation against the Rhenania-Ossag oil refinery at Harburg in Hamburg, Germany.
On return to base collided in the circuit with LM648 (44 Sqn), both Lancasters crashing out of control, killing both sets of crew-members. The two Canadian members of this crew are buried at Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, both australians were taken to Cambridge City Cemetery, while the others are buried in their home towns.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer William Angus (Peter) Sparks RAFVR 130251 [Killed] (NCO:657867 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 November, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Augustine Frederick Cullington RAF 51876 [Killed] (NCO:539454 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 15 June, 1943)
Navigator : Pilot Officer Wilton Garnet Armour RCAF J/92726 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Albert Baker RAAF Aus/420808 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Arthur Leslie Plowman RAAF Aus/424880 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Nugent RAFVR 1895775 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant George Rye RCAF R/251459 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1944-incident-logs
http://aircrewremembered.com/sparks-peter.html
Google Maps
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1942 | R5867 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | Anrath, Willich, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 6 August 1942 | R5761 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | near the church at Megen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| Ditching | ||||||
| 2 January 1944 | W4892 | 207 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Daimler-Benz factory at Genshagen, Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg | |
w/o |
| 22 February 1945 | PB814 | 207 Sqn RAF | 6 | Missing | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 06:12 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2021 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 11-Nov-2023 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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