ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159579
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD276 |
| MSN: | KO-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mulheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford |
| Essen |
Took off from RAF Witchford at 13:23
A Missing Research & Investigation team later reported “The aircraft crashed in a field near a convent called Haus Schur, and the wreckage was not discovered by the nuns until the next morning.” (Flak?)
The crew were initially buried in New Civil Cemtery Mulheim
Fg Off Wilson - Grave 139
Flt Sgt Birch - Grave 140
Fg Off Langton - Grave 78
Sgt Spiden - Grave 77
Fg Off Stuart - Grave 76
Sgt Mason & Sgt Templeman - Joint Grave 75
Reinterred 1 August 1947
Crew
Pilot: A/418309Fg Off Paul Alfred Stuart RAAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Grave 6
Flight Engineer: 950495 Sgt David Christie Spiden - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Grave 5
Navigator: A/426462 Fg Off Edwin Kay Lovell Langton RAAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Grave 4
Bomb Aimer: J/37822 Fg Off Victor Henry Wilson RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Grave 2
Wireless Operator: A/429445 Flt Sgt Eric Eyles Birch RAAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Grave 3
Air Gunner: 1881521 Sgt John Frederick Mason - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Joint Grave 7-8
Air Gunner: 1811207 Sgt William Jack Edward Templeman - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 26 Row G Joint Grave 7-8
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
RCAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:35 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2022 16:23 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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