ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159368
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1945 |
| Time: | 23:20-40 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 170 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB573 |
| MSN: | TC-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weerterbos 5 km NW of Nederweert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell |
Mission to Duisburg. Took off from RAF Hemswell at 19:07 hrs.
Hit by predicted flak at 23:20 hrs while flying at 16,000 ft. The port inner caught fire and the order to bail out was given,five complying. Meanwhile, Flt Sgt Paterson RCAF made his way forward as he prepared to jump along with his skipper, so a night-fighter struck, scoring hits along the starboard wing (Bf 110 G-4 of Nachtjagdgeschwader 1).
This caused the Lancaster to dive and Flt Sgt Peterson was knocked unconscious and moments later he fell through the open hatch. He is commemorated on panel 287 of the Runnymede Memorial:
Flt Lt M A Coderre RCAF (Safe)
Sgt H P Morrison (Safe)
Fg Off R W Cooper RCAF (Safe)
Fg Off K A Flanigan RCAF (Safe)
Flt Sgt A V Lewis (Safe)
Flt Sgt F R MacInnis RCAF (Safe)
Flt Sgt F H Paterson RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5267A
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB573%201945-02-22.html
Royal Air Force bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 88.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 01:31 | JINX | Added |
| 28-May-2016 15:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 14:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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