ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159378
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB612 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Target: Cologne (Koln) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III PB681/TL-P of 35 (Madros Presidency) Squadron, RAF: Missing (failed to return) on mission to Cologne, Germany. Raid inviolved 733 aircraft, with 7 losses (0.95%). A two-wave attack causing enormous damage. The districts of Mülheim and Zollstock were the centres of the two raids and were completely devastated. 2239 blocks of flats, 15 industrial premises, 11 schools and 3 police stations were destroyed. Power stations, railways and harbour installations were also damaged. 630 people were killed.
All seven crew were killed:-
Pilot : Captain (Army) S J Hausvik RNorwayAF [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Jeffrey Francis Pryce Harper RAFVR 1817318 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Leslie Roberts DFC RAFVR 157625 [Killed] (NCO:1451831 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 November, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ernest Daley RAFVR 1622390 [Killed]
2nd Bomb Aimer : Sergeant F Haagensen RNorwayAF [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant O L Flaaten RNorwayAF [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leslie Jackson DFM RAFVR 1589176 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Arthur Bevin RAFVR 1685716 [Killed]
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
3. Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/20
4. Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/381/19
5. https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/212314
6. https://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_unknowncrashsites.pdf
7. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 05:25 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:45 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Jul-2015 12:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2021 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2023 06:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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