ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159425
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB671 |
| MSN: | SR-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dortmund -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
| RAF Ludford Magna |
Mission to Dortmund. took off from RAF Ludford Manor at 2125 hrs. Those who lost their lives are buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Trevor John Warner DFC RAF 41884 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 November, 1939) [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Gerald Lee Halsall RCAF J/41163 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant W Hartnell RAF [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer A Jeffcoat RAF 163645 : Commission Gazetted Friday 18 August, 1944) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer John Harold Mason Bird RAF 1316000 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer David Walter Weston DFC RAFVR 157909 (NCO:1607287 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 February, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant E C Roberts RAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Samuel James Stephens RAF 628873 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 81.
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=Halsall&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1945&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=8&GSob=n&GRid=56034820&df=all&
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=Weston&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1945&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=8&GSob=n&GRid=56039222&df=all&
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=Stephens&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1945&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=8&GSob=n&GRid=56038501&df=all&
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
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| 22 September 1943 | W4324 | 101 Sqn RAF | 7 | Lintel, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Niedersachsen | |
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| 3 January 1944 | DV269 | 101 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Michendorf, Brandenburg | |
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| 1 July 1944 | LL863 | 101 Sqn RAF | 7 | 1 km southwest of Massay, Cher département |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 16:46 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:27 | Weeks | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-May-2016 06:23 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2024 08:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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