ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159411
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| Date: | Saturday 17 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 153 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB642 |
| MSN: | P4-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Mission to Nurnberg. took off from RAF Scampton at 1720. All are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Peter John Parsons RAFVR 188557 (NCO:1313844 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 January, 1945) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant John Kennedy Finlayson RAFVR 1314004 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Sydney Derrick Wager RAFVR 1627794 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Albert Reginald Quinton RAFVR 914247 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Morgan Swap RNZAF NZ/429052 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edward Finch RAFVR 1865655 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Scott Keenleyside RAFVR 1826847 [Killed]
Their average age was 22.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 133.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 16:14 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2016 05:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Mar-2024 07:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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