ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159377
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 227 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB610 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Balderton |
Swung on landing & undercarriage collapsed, being DBF on return from mission to Sassnitz.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Matthew William Bell RAFVR 143283 (NCO:1092927 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 20 July, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Leonard Sidney Smith RAFVR
Navigator : Flying Officer Edward Foster DFC RAF
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Gerald Francis Orry RAFVR 153497 (NCO:1132612 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 16 November, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Henry Albert Thomas RAFVR 161024 (NCO:1377792 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 15 February, 1944)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Raymond Cecil Stanley Wells RAFVR 1805639
Rear Gunner : Sergeant R O H Stephen RAF
Pilot previous incident : EE967, 3/4 August 1944
Pilot and 4 crew killed : PA214 14/15 March 1945.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 05:24 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2018 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 06-Mar-2024 08:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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