ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235772
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1943 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5894 |
| MSN: | DX-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Riseholme, 3 miles SSE of Scampton; Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:06 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft crashed on return at 02:00 hrs after flying into power lines near Riseholme.The squadron commander believed that the aircraft had suffered damage during the operation from collision, Flak or night fighter.
The three Canadians, along with Sgt Ricketts and Sgt Miller, are buried in Scampton (St John the Baptist) Churchyard
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer John Fergus Greenan RCAF J/7534 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Burns Mallett RCAF R/70158 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Frederick Warren Music RCAF A/12122 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Herbert Henry Turkentine RAFVR 1392051 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Harold William Ricketts RAFVR 900643 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frank Cyril Edward Miller RAFVR 1394400 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Richard Hywel Roberts RAFVR R/1124720 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1943-incident-logs
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1943 | ED943 | 57 Sqn RAF | 8 | De Hors, pole 8, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 5 January 1945 | PB348 | 57 Sqn RAF | 0 | Near Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2020 16:42 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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