ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159342
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | 21:59 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB528 |
| MSN: | PM-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km S of Springe bei Alvesrode and 13 km NW of Eize -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
| RAF Elsham Wolds |
Mission to Hannover. Took off from RAF Elsham Wolds at 1908 hrs. Believed to have crashed 2159 hrs 3 km S of Springe bei Alvesrode and 13 km NW of Eize. Both air gunners are buried in Hannover War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : F/O John Reginald Barnes RAF 187558 [PoW]
F/E : Sgt G W Wilding RAF [PoW]
Nav : F/S M E F Haslam RAF 1230262 [PoW]
B/A : F/S John Charles Tear RAF 1397172 [PoW]
W/Op : F/S D G Ireland RAF 1816702 [PoW]
M/U : Sgt Arthur Charles Clark RAFVR 941485 [Killed]
R/G : Sgt Samuel Cook RAFVR 1245900 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 33
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1944 | LL963 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Assens, Syddenmark |  |
w/o |
| 30 August 1944 | LM116 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | field near Karup, Midtjylland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:36 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2014 15:49 | Ivan Lother | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-May-2016 12:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2018 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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