ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159481
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB766 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 50 miles off Felixstowe, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by flak on mission to Witten & ditched on return.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Harold Frank Warwick DFC & Bar RAFVR 131051 (NCO:1389373 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 December, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Tom Waring RAF
Navigator : Flying Officer Alec Scott RAF
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer William Neilson Perry RAFVR 154799 (NCO:1601169 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 March, 1944)
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Joe Naisbitt RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Joseph "Mac" Thompson RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ivor Reginald Turley RAF
F/O Perry was killed in a motor accident on Feb 7th 1945
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 02:01 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:49 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Sep-2021 10:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 13-Dec-2023 18:52 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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