ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159529
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III Special |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Okel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall |
Shot down by flak.
Operated with a five man crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Bernard Alexander Gumbley DFM RNZAF NZ/414614 [Killed]
Flying Officer Edwin Alfred Barnett RAFVR 53823 (NCO:577274 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 January, 1944) [Killed]
Flying Officer George Bell RAFVR 185065 (NCO:1003227 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 November, 1944) [Killed]
Flying Officer Kenneth Gill CdeG DFC RAFVR 155097 (NCO:1438901 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 September, 1943) [Killed]
Flight Lieutenant Joseph Charles Randon RAFVR 134673 (NCO:1443477 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 February, 1943) [Killed]
Associated [rank unknown] Sydney Grimes, Gumbley's mid-upper gunner, did not go on the raid as the turret and other equipment had been removed so that the aircraft could carry the Grand Slam bomb.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
IBCC Archives
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Image of FL OFF Kenneth Gill with his wife Vera and son Derek, who was 11 months old when Kenneth was killed. This image was taken the Christmas before Kenneth s death.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 08:30 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 15:45 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Aug-2017 14:40 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Photo, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2024 07:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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