ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233781
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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1945 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 431 (Iroquois) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB853 |
| MSN: | SE-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | target area - Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 11:42 hrs for an operation to Essen & failed to return.
Six crew members rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, but air gunner P/O. C.R. Lecky rests at the Venray War Cemetery in Limburg, the Netherlands.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Ralph Frederick Davenport RCAF C/190 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Pilot Officer Arthur Clifford Pettifor RCAF C/95400 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Donal Kevin Joseph Hector RCAF J/40804 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Wendelin Rink RCAF J/40335 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer Charles William Fraser RCAF J/95308 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Hubert George Bishop DFC RCAF J/92591 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Clarence Reginald Lecky RCAF J/94158 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5368B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2020 15:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Mar-2024 07:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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