ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159225
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB308 |
| MSN: | TL-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley |
| Wanne-Eickel |
Took off from RAF Graveley at 12:13.
Crashed at Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck at 14:15 (Flak?)
The crew were initially buried in Gelsenkirchen-Huellen Cemetery. Reinterred 9 May 1947.
Crew
Pilot: 179543 Fg Off Donald Campbell - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row A Grave 14.
Flight Engineer: 620288 Flt Sgt Frederick Ronald Harmsworth-Smith - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row A Grave 12.
Navigator: 151612 Fg Off John Radford Rosser - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row B Grave 1.
Bomb Aimer: 152236 Fg Off Ronald Toomer - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 19 Row E
Collective Grave 15-17.
Wireless Operator: 1385854 Flt Sgt William Jack Mintjens - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row A Grave 13.
Mid Upper Gunner: 649403 Flt Sgt Joseph William Robinson - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 19 Row E Collective Grave 15-17.
Rear Gunner: 1895851 Sgt Francis Henry Davidson - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 19 Row E Collective Grave 15-17.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 16:59 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:45 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2023 19:11 | Anon. | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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