ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159466
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 189 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB743 |
| MSN: | CA-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Karlsruhe -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Fulbeck |
Missing on mission to Karlsruhe.
Took off from RAF Fulbeck at 2011 hrs. Fg Off Ellis lies on Durnbach War Cemetery, but others who died have no known graves. Flt Sgt Cromarty had flown previously with 61 Squadron and details of his award had been Gazetted on 2 June 1944. At 39, Fg Off Leslie was amongst the oldest officers killed on bomber operations in 1945.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Outram Davies RAFVR 133640 [Killed] (NCO:1895984 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 March, 1945)
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer John Balloch Leslie RAFVR 187224 (NCO:1895984) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Geoffrey Langmead RAFVR 153296 [Killed] (NCO:1673209 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 November, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Thomas Oscar Eldred Ellis RAFVR 153237 [Killed] (NCO:1803163 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 November, 1943)
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Bernard Edwards RAFVR 1699626 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Eric Leslie Evans RAFVR 1816433 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leslie William Cromarty DFM RAFVR 1336775 [PoW]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB7431945-02-03.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 62.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 20:20 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2016 04:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 06:52 | ehren69 | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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