ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159545
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 approx |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD212 |
| MSN: | DX-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Allibaudières, Aube département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirby |
Took off from RAF East Kirby at 21:50 hrs for an operation against Stuttgart in Germany.
Crashed under unknown circumstances.
Crew:
Fg Off W A Nicholls (Evaded)
Sgt E W Polson (PoW)
Sgt E Hirst (Evaded)
Fg Off A E Lawless (PoW)
Fg Off D J H Littlejohn (Evaded)
Sgt J N Hanton (Evaded)
Fg Off P Vogt (PoW)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 360.
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1439
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | JB474 | 57 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Saignelégier, JU |  |
w/o |
| 17 August 1944 | PB384 | 57 Sqn RAF | 4 | Alt-Samow, near Swinemünde, Pommern (now Świnoujście, PL) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 12:19 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Jun-2016 14:35 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2021 09:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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