ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159331
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| Date: | Friday 16 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PB516 |
| MSN: | LQ-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Misburg (Hannover) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge |
| Misburg (Hannover) |
Mission to Misburg (Hannover). Took off from RAF Gransden Lodge at 1749 hrs to mark the Deurag oil refinery. All are buried in Hannover War Cemetery. Fg Off Boulton RCAF was flying as the visual air bomber.
Crew
Flt Lt K E Parkhurst RCAF (KIA)
Sgt L Dovaston (KIA)
Fg Off H E Wort RCAF (KIA)
Plt Off R B Jones RCAF (KIA)
Fg Off C A Boulton RCAF (KIA)
Plt Off D I Galbraith RCAF (KIA)
Plt Off F J Miller RCAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt D A Holliday RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.backtonormandy.org/maps/maps-1945/march-45/225-overview-day-by-day-1945-03/3363-16-03-45.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 130.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:14 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2015 20:38 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 30-May-2016 04:13 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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