ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159477
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1945 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB761 |
| MSN: | AA-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woodditton, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mepal |
| RAF Mepal |
Flew into ground on return from mission to Wanne-Eickel.
Mission : Wanne-Kickel. Took off from RAF Mepal at 2330 hrs to attack a Benzol plant. Crashed 0420 hrs while returning to base, coming down near Wooditton, 13 miles E of Cambridge. Both New Zealanders are buried in Cambridge City Cemetery. Flt Sgt Cornell was critically injured and he died on 18 January, his grave is in Southgate Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Terence Douglas Blewett RNZAF NZ/414376 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant R H Hunswicks RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Bryant Thomas Cornell RAFVR 1398282 [Fatal Injury]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Stanley Wilson RNZAF NZ/426234 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer J Smyrk RAF [Injured]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant W H Pridmore RAF [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant K Hollins RAF [Injured]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 49.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._75_Squadron_RAF
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 01:52 | JINX | Added |
| 29-Aug-2013 01:53 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-May-2016 17:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2018 15:51 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2024 07:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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