ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265883
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB779 |
| MSN: | VR-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Unknown - Possibly the North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
Mission to bomb Osnabrück. Take off time 16:40. Aircraft did not return, missing.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Bruce Douglas Hyndman RCAF J/35209 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Dennis Ovis RAFVR 1882274 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Gordon Roy Cheesman RCAF J/38713 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer George Edward Smith RCAF J/95481 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Pilot Officer Lloyd Thomas Graham RCAF J/92095 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Pilot Officer Douglas Lloyd Marcellus RCAF J/95393 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Ezra Mulloy Hansen RCAF J/95272 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=KB779&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Dec44/Dec6~744.html
http://www.419squadron.com/home.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2021 14:28 | tachel | Added |
| 14-Sep-2021 07:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2023 08:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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