ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269557
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:26 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 467 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | R5868 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Berlin -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England |
| RAF Linton-On-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England |
The aircraft on its 96th operational flight, when on a bombing mission to Berlin, collided over the target with Lancaster DV311 losing 5 foot of its port wing. The severely damaged aircraft was able to return home, landing at RAF Linton-On-Ouse, Yorkshire.
The seven crew, Pilot - F/O John Alexander Colpus, Navigator - F/O David J Stevens, Flight Engineer - Sgt Kenneth Smith, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Sgt Peter McDonald, Bomb Aimer - F/Sgt Sydney Tyndale Bridgewater, Air Gunner - Sgt Leonard MacCallum Jackson and Air Gunner - Sgt Frank Arthur Rutt returned uninjured.
The aircraft was subsequently repaired and returned to service, finally completing 139 operational missions.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/74-A-12-Avro-Lancaster-R5868.pdf
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/r5868.html
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=632
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2021 20:11 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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