ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159118
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| Date: | Friday 10 November 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB200 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cernay -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire |
Dived into ground during night navigation exercise.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Cyril Edwin Thomas Peters RAFVR 179597 (NCO:1394562 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 September, 1944) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Henry Ace RAFVR 2203439 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant George Maurice Saunders RAFVR 1607411 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Fraser Farish RAFVR 188313 (NCO:1458349 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 January, 1945) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Leonard Charles Welham RAFVR 1396473 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Patrick Michael Piper RAFVR 1077652 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Worley RAFVR 1595192 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer John Negus RAFVR 172039 (NCO:1330067 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 March, 1944) [Killed]
P/O Farish's commission was Gazetted after his death but was effective from 8th November 1944. Note that the London Gazette misprints his name as PARISH.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 17:55 | JINX | Added |
| 14-May-2014 09:14 | petebathome | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2019 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2024 14:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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