ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159572
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1944 |
| Time: | 22:54. |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD267 |
| MSN: | KM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crashed 23:00 at Birkenstrasse 22, Stuttgart -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby |
| Stuttgart |
Took off from RAF Spilsby at 19:11.
Hit by 3, 6 & 7/schw Flak Abt 241 (o) and 3 & 5/schw Flak Abt 436 (o). Exploded and crashed into Birkenstrabe 22 at Stuttgart (PI.Q. AT 7) at 22:54.
The crew were initially buried in Steinhalde Civil Cemetery. Reinterred 24 June 1948.
Sgt Stoner was part of Trupp 34. He arrived at Bankau on 25 September 1944.
Crew
Pilot: 1330289 Sgt Bryan Victor Bowen - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row C Collective Grave 15-18.
Flight Engineer: 1891903 Sgt Bernard William Stoner - PoW/Stalag Luft VII Bankau near Kreuzburg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 818.
Navigator: 1399997 Flt Sgt John Gardner - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row C Collective Grave 15-18.
Bomb Aimer: 993020 Flt Sgt Robert Smyth - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row C Grave 13.
Wireless Operator: 1314457 Flt Sgt David Stanley Richards - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row C Collective Grave 15-18.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1313396 Sgt William Trevor Mercy - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row C Collective Grave 15-18.
Rear Gunner: 1181129 Sgt Stanley Herbert Mackey - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 11 Row C Grave 14.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 4 - Theo Boiten
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:29 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2021 07:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Aug-2023 09:03 | Anon. | Updated [[Location]] |
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