ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305606
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4828 |
| MSN: | PM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Mars-d'Outille, Loire -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Bombing mission to Italy. Mid air collision with 12 Sqn Lancaster III ED714. Both complete crews perished in the accident.
Sources:
Personnel files of the RCAF crew members contain the official loss report, loss investigation and post war grave registrations.
103 Sqn records from The National Archives UK
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=w4828&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=W4828
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1943 | ED626 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | 5 km east of Hulshorst station, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 18 October 1943 | JB349 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | southwest of Hildesheim, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 23 May 1944 | ND629 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | 5 km north of Ahaus, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 6 March 1945 | PB563 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Königerode/Unterharz, 15 km NNW of Sangerhausen/Unterharz. | |
w/o |
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