Accident Avro Lancaster B Mk III PB527,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159341
 
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Date:Saturday 16 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster B Mk III
Owner/operator:405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF
Registration: PB527
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea, west of Denmark -   Denmark
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing on mission to Kiel.

F/Lt. Ronald Walter Long is burried at Esbjerg, Denmark.
F/Sgt. Alan William Gowdey is burried at Sonderho, Denmark.

5 crew have no known grave.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Faldne allierde flyvere 1939-1945 (Anders Bjornvad)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Aug-2013 19:35 JINX Added
24-May-2015 20:30 Z. Zeeland Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
01-Apr-2024 12:29 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]

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