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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PB527 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, west of Denmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Missing on mission to Kiel.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Ronald Walter Long RCAF J/18760 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Ivor York RAFVR 1819034 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Robert Brook DFC RAFVR 174668 (NCO:1395885 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 May, 1944) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Gordon James Edwards DFC RAFVR 177700 (NCO:979645 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 August, 1944) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant William Desmond Leavesley RAFVR 1575439 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II John Raike RCAF R/127923 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Alan William Gowdey RAFVR 1813553 [Killed]
F/Lt. Long is burried at Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark (55.492322 / 8.413952)
F/Sgt Gowdey is burried at Sonderho Cemetery, Denmark (55.349705 / 8.466677)
The others are remembered at the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
5 crew have no known grave.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:35 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2015 20:30 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 01-Apr-2024 12:29 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2024 12:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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