ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159267
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1945 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB382 |
| MSN: | DX-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Filborna, Brohult, Helsinborg -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirby, |
| RAF East Kirby |
Shot down by Swedish Flak on mission to Pölitz. Some of the bomb load exploded throwing clear the pilot.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer B A Clifton RAAF [Interned]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Donald Percy Aplin RAFVR 1891334 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant John Kevin Wilson RAFVR 1499366 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Edward Crone Slaughter RAFVR 1682293 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Peter Leeton Kirkpatrick RAAF Aus/432819 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank Victor James Dunstone RAFVR 1608367 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Charles Kenneth Davey RAFVR 1381573 [Killed]
Aircraft was coded DX-I
Sources:
Interview with pilot January 2014.
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.tornsvala.se/2015/08/21/nodlandning-i-brohult-den-8-februari-1945/
http://www.hembygdshistoria.se/palsjo/cw1.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 06:13 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2014 09:37 | OldCMP | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2014 10:41 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 10:00 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 16-Oct-2015 11:23 | Masen63 | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2016 15:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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