ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159591
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | 22:50 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 576 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD312 |
| MSN: | UL-R2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Beauvais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fiskerton |
Engine caught fire whilst en route to Wiesbaden & abandoned.
Took off from RAF Fiskerton at 2047 hrs. Outbound, abandoned 2250 hrs due to an engine fire, over France and in the general vicinity of Beauvais. There are no reports to suggest anyone was badly hurt.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Stanley Thomas Boullier RAF 128861 (NCO:1498671 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 10 November, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant D Barclay RAF
Navigator : Sergeant J McVey RAF
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Philip James Smith RAF 154344 (NCO:1800389 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 March, 1944)
Wireless Operator : Sergeant E Ashley RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant R E Laverty RCAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant F V Snanton RCAF
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Follow link :- http://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PD3121945-02-03.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 65.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 December 1943 | W4123 | 576 Sqn RAF | 7 | De Plank, Voeren, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 16:43 | JINX | Added |
| 23-May-2016 06:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2018 19:44 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
| 07-Nov-2018 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2022 08:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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