ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159343
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PB530 |
| MSN: | LQ-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dortmund -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge |
| RAF Gransden Lodge |
Mission to Dortmund. Took off from RAF Gransden Lodge at 2220 hrs. Flt Sgt Bolland whose award was not published until 1 March 1945, left the aircraft by parachute but did not survive the descent. He is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, having been brought here from Hauptfriedhof at Dortmund. T/Sgt Verner was the rear gunner on this mission.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Howard Fortescue Marcou AFC RAF 41350 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 July, 1940) [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant George Eric Bolland DFM RAFVR 2206444 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Thomas William Downey RAF 163031 (NCO:1582628 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 March, 1944) [PoW]
2nd Navigator : Flying Officer R C Noice RNZAF [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Bernard George Smoker RAF 165241 (NCO:1453294 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 August, 1944) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer John Alwyn Lewis RAF 170288 (NCO:953097 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 22 February, 1944) [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer J T Ross RCAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Top Sergeant (USAAF) J W Verner USAAF [PoW]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB530%201945-02-21.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second world War 1945 83.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1944 | ND881 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 7 | North edge of the Montdidier Luftwaffe airfield, Somme |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:37 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2015 20:37 | Zeeland | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-May-2016 06:23 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 06:53 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2024 08:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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