ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158427
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| Date: | Friday 11 May 1945 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA277 |
| MSN: | PG-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster B.Mk.I PA277 (PG-Z) of 619 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) at 04:00 hours on 11-05-1945 when struck by Lancaster B.Mk.I PA276 whilst parked at RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire. PA277 was Not repaired, but PA276 was repaired.
According to some sources, PA277 had just returned from Melsbroek, Belgium, where it had just completed an 'Operation Exodus' mission. ('Operation Exodus' was the large scale repatriation to the UK of Allied POWs). No casualties reported, and it is possible that PA277 was empty/unoccupied at the time
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-incident-logs#may
3. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PA277
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1944 | PB245 | 619 Sqn RAF | 7 | Ussy-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne 77 |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 03:11 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Jan-2016 10:04 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 08-Oct-2018 22:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
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