ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159333
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB518 |
| MSN: | HW-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guter Mann -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
| RAF Grimsby |
Mission to Nurnberg. Took off from RAF Grimsby at 1510 hrs. Those who died are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Paul McAlister Bunn RAF 145838 [PoW] (NCO:1147169 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 29 June, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Douglas James Joseph Timms RAF 546494 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer L J Holford RAF [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Richard Edward Marsh RAF 163531 [PoW] (NCO:1586828 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 11 April, 1944)
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Jack Ernest Benton RAFVR 1867172 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William Cook Muir RAFVR 1821246 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Poulsom RAFVR 1831282 [Killed]
Sources:
http://aircrewremembered.com/bunn-pm.html
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 27.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 1945 | PA189 | 100 Sqn RAF | 7 | Questenberg | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:18 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:45 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-May-2016 18:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2020 18:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2024 08:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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