ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159380
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| Date: | Thursday 4 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB617 |
| MSN: | ZN-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St-Palais-sur-Mer -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster PB617/B: Took off at 00:25 hrs for bombing mission to Royan. 04/01/1945
They were to bomb a the German garrison controlling the entrance to the Gironde River.
The plane crashed at St-Palais-sur-Mer, some 3 miles west of Royan.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Andrew Hawkins Scott RAAF Aus/205850 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Peter Anthony Lane RAFVR 1810413 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Bruce Thomas Roberts RAAF Aus/432632 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Vernon Douglas Powell RAAF Aus/422982 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Clyde Allen Cassidy RAAF Aus/437495 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Charles Richard Mangnall RAAF Aus/433733 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Percy William Keith Walter RAAF Aus/434485 [Killed]
All lie at the St. Palais-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery, France (GPS 45.643023 / -1.082743)
Sources:
1. CWGC
2. ORB 106 Sqdn RAF
3. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
4. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1944 | LL891 | 106 Sqn RAF | 8 | Loreux (Loir-et-Cher) | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 05:34 | JINX | Added |
| 17-May-2016 18:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-May-2023 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
| 04-Jan-2024 07:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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