Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I NG503,
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Date:Saturday 17 March 1945
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:619 Sqn RAF
Registration: NG503
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Moos -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down during a bombing raid on Nuremberg.

Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Thomas Edison Farrow RCAF J/38025 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Eric Kenneth Ireland RAFVR 1600302 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Lloyd Tilley RCAF J/41470 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 December, 1939) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Lieutenant Charles Wylie McBride RCAF J/22700 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John Macpherson RAFVR 1823304 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Jack Dennison Johnston RCAF J/45931 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Harold Mino RCAF R/263463 [Killed]

Sources:

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NG503
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2021 12:06 gerard57 Added
22-Feb-2021 14:40 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
16-Mar-2024 07:31 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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