ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159560
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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD239 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Grieth -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing on mission to Emmerich., bodies were initially interred at Grieth Catholic Cemetery. Grieth is SSE of Emmerich
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Underhill Fulford RAFVR 115221 [Killed] (NCO:1315481 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 February, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant David Maurice Hughes RAF 570033 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant John Walton Barnden RAFVR 1800728 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant William Frederick Whiteho Jones RAFVR 1602237 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Raymond Edmund Thomas Burns RAFVR 1606652 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant William Skea RAFVR 1825534 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Peter Van Der Linde RAFVR 1869498 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Information about initial grave came from Commonwealth Wargraves commission
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:20 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Jun-2015 07:18 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2023 10:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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