Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4825,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206865
 
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Date:Monday 1 March 1943
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF
Registration: W4825
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Berlin-Lankwitz -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Target: Berlin
Call Sign: OF-H
Takeoff time: 18:49

Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Andrew Innes RAFVR 656917 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Unwin RAF 642206 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Charles Edward Bellamy RAFVR 1126437 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Harry McAulay Frew RAFVR 1370267 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Andrew Syme Adger RAFVR 1369466 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leslie Albert Horne RAFVR 1323974 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Little RAFVR 1126807 [Killed]

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23599-W48251943-03-02.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4825
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2018 18:57 TigerTimon Added
09-Jun-2018 17:22 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
01-Nov-2018 15:37 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
30-Aug-2023 08:05 Rob Davis Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]

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