Incident Avro Lancaster B Mk III PB451,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159284
 
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Date:Monday 19 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster B Mk III
Owner/operator:405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF
Registration: PB451
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:? -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on mission to Witten.

Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer George Ernest Peaker RCAF J/35687 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Alexander Kirkcaldy RAFVR 1001793 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Ernest Hayes RCAF J/40061 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Robert Stuart Butterworth RCAF J/38675 [Killed]
Visual Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Roy Peter Smith RAFVR 1395145 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Ralph Murray Baker RCAF R/198093 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ernest Francis Perrault RCAF R/215508 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Joseph Paul Hector Adam RCAF J/95443 [Killed]

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Aug-2013 08:28 JINX Added
24-May-2015 20:38 Zeeland Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
18-Mar-2024 07:33 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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