Accident Avro Lancaster Mk III PB241,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159150
 
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Date:Friday 6 October 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:7 Sqn RAF
Registration: PB241
MSN: MG-X
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wissel -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on operation to Scholven Buer, synthetic oil facility. Crashed at Wissel, 3 miles from Emmerich, 25 miles from Arnhem.
Crewmen Wireless operator Archibald Davidson and Rear Gunner Walter McWilliam KIA. McWilliams body was found with the wreckage. Davidson was seen to fall to the ground with the parachute aflame and entangled in his legs. His body was found within 5 minute walk of the wreckage.
All other crew became POWs

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
National Archives of Australia Series No A705 Control Symbol 166/9/418 Davidson, Archibald Cattanach

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
4 September 1943 JA854 7 Sqn RAF 6 Berlin-Adlershof w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Aug-2013 21:48 JINX Added
04-Jan-2014 07:36 Beauned Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
03-Nov-2018 14:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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