ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159372
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB588 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Åsgårdstrand -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Missing on mission during operation Horten, the bombing of U-Boat facilties in Oslo fjord, Norway. The plane was shot down by a Luftwaffe Ju 88.
The entire crew of six perished in the crash. Five crew members are buried at Tonsberg Old Cemetery, Norway
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Bernard John Hines RAFVR 195458 [Killed] (NCO:1335680 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 November, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant J. McDonald Sinclair RAF 637117 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Murray Robert McQuillan RCAF J/28958 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Allan John Marrable RAFVR 1324141 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Denis Moroney RAFVR 1134042 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Lieutenant John Ray RAFVR 162911 [Killed] (NCO:2221283 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 February, 1944)
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Cyril Willie Palmer RAFVR 2221381 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=97
http://www.pro-patria.co.uk/Text/Second/john_ray.htm
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 01:49 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Sep-2015 15:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2018 07:47 | Whiteshark | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code] |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2023 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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