Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I ME469,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170630
 
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Date:Friday 16 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:170 Sqn RAF
Registration: ME469
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fürth (Bayern) -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hemswell
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down during a bombing mission to Nürnberg, Germany. The deceased are: Pilot STEAINSTREET, Navigator SURTEES, Air Gunner RAYMENT and Air Gunner EDWARDS.
They are buried at the British War Cemetery Dürnbach/Tegernsee, Germany.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.luftfahrtspuren.de/cady.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2014 14:23 gerard57 Added
11-Feb-2015 14:20 SIS07 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
28-Oct-2019 18:31 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
01-Nov-2019 20:05 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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