ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159534
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD202 |
| MSN: | AS-R2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prez-sur Marne (Haute-Marne) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Took off from RAF Kirmington at 21:03 to bomb rail facilities. Believed shot down in an engagement with a 103 Squadron Lancaster (ND993-PM-I), crashing at Prez-sur Marne (Haute-Marne), 11 km SE of St-Dizier. All rest in Prez-sur Marne Churchyard. Fg Off Welchman was the son of Capt Gerald Welchman, formally of the Indian Army.
Crew
Fg Off E J Welchman (KIA)
Sgt J B Lawrie (KIA)
Fg Off D W Muir (KIA)
Sgt M G Wood (KIA)
Flt Sgt D J Davey RAAF (KIA)
Sgt L J Worrall (KIA)
Sgt A Relton (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Commmand Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 327.
http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=1981
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=881
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 08:39 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Apr-2014 20:04 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 22-Jun-2016 14:37 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2021 15:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Phase, Source] |
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