ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159303
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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB478 |
| MSN: | OL-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Destroyed by fire after a bomb fell from the bomb trolley of Lancaster NG453 OL-M and ignited.
Casualties:-
Ground Crew : Leading Aircraftman Thomas Brian Graves MiD RAFVR 1431510 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Aircraftman 2nd Class Ronald Albert Mures RAFVR 3045067 [Killed]
Both casualties lie in Coningsby Cemetery (53.099030 / -0.175973)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 74.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1943 | JA701 | 83 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea or Wadden Sea |  |
mis |
| 11 April 1944 | ND395 | 83 Sqn RAF | 6 | Schützenstraße road, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 13:54 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Aug-2013 21:24 | JINX | Updated [Location] |
| 25-May-2016 15:14 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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