ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159367
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB572 |
| MSN: | HW-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mannheim (BWü) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
| RAF Grimsby |
Mission to Ludwigshafen. Took off from RAF Grimsby at 1555 hrs. All are buried near Bad Tölz in Durnbach War Cemetery. The unusual crew combination of nine included two pilots and two navigators.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Francis Leslie Conn RAAF Aus/413154 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Robert Burnaby Alexander Dukelow RAFVR 172456 (NCO:1392252 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 April, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Alexander Wilson RAFVR 1592933 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Joseph Reginald Hartshorn RAFVR 1580971 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Percy Gerald Hughesdon RAFVR 153136 (NCO:1586400 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 November, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Geoffrey Robert Percival Blackbourn RAFVR 162193 (NCO:1078023 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 March, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Eric Charles Hemmant RAFVR 3000858 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Wallace Frederick Hart RAFVR 1880123 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Follow Link:- http://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB572%201945-02-02.html?tmpl=component&mapinfo=1
Royal Air force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 58.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 01:30 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:46 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-May-2016 06:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 10:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 20:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2024 08:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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