ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159523
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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1945 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 635 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB911 |
| MSN: | F2-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 0.5 mile NW of Swayfield, Rutland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
Dived into ground, believed iced up.
Took off from RAF Downham Market for a Fishpond training exercise. Dived into the ground at 11:10 hrs just to the NW of Swayfield, 9 miles SSE from Grantham, Lincolnshire. All are buried in various cemeteries. It is believed that the Lancaster entered cu-nimbus cloud and iced up.
Crew
Fg Off D Dixon (Killed on Active Service)Cambridge City Cemetery
Sgt S E Robinson (Killed on Active Service)Cambridge City Cemetery
Flt Sgt S A Pimm (Killed on Active Service)Cambridge City Cemetery
Flt Sgt R Goddard (Killed on Active Service)FARINGDON (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, BERKSHIRE
Flt Sgt N Davis (Killed on Active Service)MANCHESTER SOUTHERN CEMETERY
Flt Sgt J G W Harcourt (Killed on Active Service)Cambridge City Cemetery
Flt Sgt R Mcl Wilson (Killed on Active Service)ELGIN NEW CEMETERY
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Royal Air force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 149.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1944 | PA983 | 635 Sqn RAF | 8 | Saint-Maximin (1.5 km southwest), Oise département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 08:15 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2016 20:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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