ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159419
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 00:28 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB652 |
| MSN: | 60-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Manston, near Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
After being hit by flak, lost one engine and major damage to controls - emergency landing at RAF Manston, undercarriage collapsed and aircraft broke up.
No indication of anything untoward has been noted in the Squadrons records, but the movement card for this Lancaster shows it was damaged beyond repair, through battle damage, on this date and was SOC 12 March 1945.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer J Gale RAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant J Buxton RAF
Navigator : Flight Sergeant A MacDougall RAF
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant N P Smith RAF
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Class II C M Hutton RCAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant G T Everett RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant C A H Dixon RAF
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://aircrewremembered.com/gale-j.html
Royal Air Force bomber Command losses of the Second world War 1945 Page 91.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 16:26 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Oct-2014 07:09 | pietrzak | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2016 15:01 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2023 08:14 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
| 21-Feb-2024 08:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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