ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159552
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| Date: | Thursday 12 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD227 |
| MSN: | AS-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Training - Fighter Affiliation
Took off from RAF Kirmington
The crew consisted of 10, 5 of whom were Air Gunners.
Crew
Pilot: J/88168 Plt Off Lyle William McChesnie RCAF - Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Section H Row A Grave 12.
Flight Engineer: 1812153 Sgt George William Cundick - St Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery Section N Row B Grave 9.
Navigator: J/36925 Fg Off John Ross Stoneman RCAF - Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Section H Row A Grave 11.
Bomb Aimer: R/186316 Flt Sgt Donald James Rodgers RCAF - Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery
Section H Row A Grave 10.
Wireless Operator: 2213864 Sgt Harry Lewis - Harworth Cemetery Section B Grave 26.
Air Gunner: R/262057 Sgt Gordon Russell McWhirter RCAF - Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery
Section H Row A Grave 9.
Air Gunner: 1374587 Flt Sgt Alexander Ritchie Williamson - Dunnottar Cemetery Stonehaven
Section D Grave 87.
Air Gunner: R/264171 Sgt John Derbyshire RCAF - St Helens Cemetery Section 14 Grave 611.
Air Gunner: 1593916 Sgt John Fletcher - Stainforth Cemetery Section 2 Row F Grave 24.
Air Gunner: 1877334 Sgt Charles Stanley Offord - Great Oakley Cemetery Grave 152.
1687 Flight Hawker Hurricane IIC LF390
Pilot: 1199316 WO Norman Leslie Pretlove - Northampton Billing Road Cemetery Screen Wall Grave 12958.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 December 1944 | PD397 | 166 Sqn RAF | 6 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:10 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2023 15:58 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
| 08-Oct-2023 11:19 | Anon. | Updated [[[Operator, Operator]]] |
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