Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I PB785,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159485
 
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Date:Saturday 17 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:576 Sqn RAF
Registration: PB785
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Fiskerton
Destination airport:Nuremburg
Narrative:
Missing on mission to Nurnberg.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Frank Edmond Dotten RCAF J/12642 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Eve RAFVR 1897192 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer William Frederick (Bill) Nicol RCAF J/39314 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Donald Swallow Quinn RCAF J/38291 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer James Stanley Marks Gibb RCAF J/94402 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Roland James Saundercook RCAF R/269079 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Edward James Peverley RCAF J/94363 [Killed]

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2013 02:07 JINX Added
07-Nov-2018 18:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
16-Mar-2024 07:30 Rob Davis Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]

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