ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159496
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB823 |
| MSN: | BH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | In the vicinity of Laix (Meurthe-et-Moselle) -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Faldingworth |
| RAF Faldingworth |
Mission to Nurnberg. Took off from RAF Faldingworth at 1516 hrs. Exploded in the vicinity of Laix (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Baslieux and Vile-au-Montois, three villages some 12 km E to SE of Longuyon. All are buried in Pierrepont French National Cemetery, about 9 km SE of Longuyon, having been brought here from the temporary US Military Cemetery at Grand Failly.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Brunon Janas PAF [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Maksymilian Wrus PAF [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Wiktor Omiotek PAF [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Jan Banys PAF [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Stefan Zielinski PAF [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Walenty Heine PAF [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Romuald Drozdowicz PAF [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 28.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 02:28 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Feb-2015 17:55 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-May-2016 16:16 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2020 12:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2024 08:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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