ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159595
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Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 550 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PD320 |
MSN: | BQ-H |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Between Bochum and Dortmund -
Germany
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF North Killingholme |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mission to Dortmund. Took off from RAF North Killingholme at 1300 to participate in an attack on an oil refinery and storage plant situated midway between BOCHUM and DORTMUND. Missing - no news after take-off. All are buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Crew
F/O J B Barnes RCAF (P) KIA
Sgt J W Geran (F/Eng) KIA
F/Sgt J Stobbs (Nav) KIA
F/Sgt D F Reid (A/B) KIA
F/Sgt J G Day (W/Op) KIA
P/O W E McDonald RCAF (MU/AG) KIA
P/O E Lindsay RCAF (R/AG) KIA
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOJBBarnes/index.php
http://www.backtonormandy.org/maps/maps-1945/march-45/225-overview-day-by-day-1945-03/3370-23-03-45.html. 550 Sqn Association.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 May 1944 |
JA712 |
550 Sqn RAF |
5 |
Rebecq-Rognon, Roosbeek, Walloon Brabant |
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w/o |
17 June 1944 |
LM134 |
550 Sqn RAF |
8 |
near Achterberg, Rhenen, Utrecht |
|
w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Aug-2013 17:25 |
JINX |
Added |
01-Jun-2016 19:04 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
29-Jun-2018 06:53 |
ehren69 |
Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
18-Oct-2018 17:30 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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