ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172590
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:02 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5860 |
| MSN: | EM-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 90 miles E of Humber Estuary, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster B.Mk.1 R5860 "EM- Y" of 207 Sqn,., RAF. Airborne 23:45 on 20 June 1942 from Bottesford to bomb a target in Emden. Both starboard engines failed and caught fire as the crew were returning to base. Unable to control the flames, or bring the propellors under control, the Lancaster was ditched 01:02 on 21 Jun 1942 in the North Sea, apx 90 miles E from the Humber estuary.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Gerald Antony Ings RAFVR 61471 (NCO:740378)
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Raymond Bell-Berry RAFVR 1076769
Observer : Flight Sergeant William James Aubrey Shapter RCAF R/78148
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant J E Bellamy RAFVR
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Jack Culley RAFVR 1186097
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Dennis Rodney Manser RAFVR 1271941
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John William Edward Holland RAF 527167
All were successfully rescued unharmed/uninjured. Tragically 6 of the crew were KIA 5/6 Aug 1942 in Lancaster R5761.
Sources:
1. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
2. http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/lancasters/207lancs_serial.htm
3. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials%20page%203.htm
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1942 | R5847 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Zwiggelte, Drenthe |  |
w/o |
| 13 August 1942 | R5760 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | Missing - North Sea off Zeeland | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2014 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:47 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 20-Jan-2018 20:28 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2023 11:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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