ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279691
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME474 |
| MSN: | QR-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:50 hrs for a bombing operation against Harburg (Hamburg) in Germany.
Homeward-bound, crashed into the North Sea.
Pilot F/O. F.S. Farren 24 AUS417951 RAAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery, the Netherlands / Washed up German coast
Flight Engineer Sgt. W. McMarth 37 1880264 RAF KIA / Becklingen War Cemetery / Washed up Cuxhaven
Navigator F/Sgt. T.L. Benson 21 1565145 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Bomb Aimer Sgt. J. Sinclair 1677297 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner F/Sgt. W.S.H. Tandy 642289 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Mid Upper Gunner Sgt. A. Lockett 35 1162477 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Rear Gunner Sgt. N. Peckham 547928 RAF MIA / Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5354A
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 January 1943 | W4769 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Zuiderdijkweg road, Wieringerwerf, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 2 January 1944 | DV344 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Wiesenhagen, Trebbin, Brandenburg |  |
w/o |
| 6 January 1945 | PA165 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | Houffalize, Luxembourg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2022 15:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
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