ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159370
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1945 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB586 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Seine-et-Oise -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire |
7/8 January, 1945; MUNICH: Bomber Command departed from its recent Army support operations to deliver Munich's final major raid of the war. An area attack was to be carried out by 645 Lancasters led by 9 Mosquitoes.
The squadron's aircraft had arrived over Munich around 20.30 hours. Flak and fighters had been active - a total of 15 Lancasters with their crews failed to return. These losses included V-Victor from 49 Squadron: Sadly F/O Alec Bolter (PB586) and crew all perished when their aircraft came down in France.
W/O 'Dusty' Miller RAAF, a spare W/AG on the squadron, was flying with the Bolter crew this night. Their graves are in Villeneuve-St.Georges Cemetery near Seine-et-Oise.
PB586 (EA-V)
F/O A.J. Bolter Pilot (Killed)
Sgt J. Court F/E (Killed)
Sgt T.E. Walker NAV (Killed)
W/O F.C. Miller RAAF W/AG (Killed)
Sgt C.L. Atkins A/G (Killed)
Sgt J.T. Sanderson A/B (Killed)
Sgt A.F. Butcher A/G (Killed)
Crew on their 4th operation
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.49squadron.co.uk/personnel_index/detail/Bolter_A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 01:48 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Dec-2014 01:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 10:13 | Comet123 | Updated [Time, Departure airport] |
| 06-Jun-2015 10:17 | BlB | Updated [Operator] |
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