ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279776
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1945 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK555 |
| MSN: | KO-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waldhof Elgershausen - Greifenstein, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford |
Takeoff at 19:11 hrs for a bombing operation against Merseburg near Leuna (Sachsen-Anhalt).
The aircraft collided with Lancaster RA533.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Thomas Anthony O'Halloran RAFVR 183181 (NCO:1388519 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 October, 1944) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Eric Laurence Luxton RCAF J/94582 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Charles Edward Marchant RAFVR 1604373 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Wilfrid Gordon Carr RAFVR 1683518 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Albert Edward Adams RAFVR 149989 (NCO:1473789 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 November, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer Gordon Reginald Saville RAAF Aus/428798 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Sheavills RAF 651465 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Thomas Buckley RAFVR 1690398 [Killed]
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5501M
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1943 | DS675 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Wallensen, Salzhemmendorf, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 13 June 1944 | HK545 | 115 Sqn RAF | 7 | 3 km west of Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 10:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Apr-2024 07:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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