ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159592
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 626 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD314 |
| MSN: | UM-J2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wragby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Flew into ground on approach on return from an operation against the Hoesch Benzin synthetic oil plant at Wambel, Dortmund (Germany), having taken off at 16:09 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Frederick William Dainty RAFVR 182712 [Killed] (NCO:1437597 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 September, 1944)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant V Oates RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Class II V Werier RCAF [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant John Douglas Friend RAFVR 1323802 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant A Emerson RAF [Injured]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant J Powell RAF [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant E Skinner RAF [Injured]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PD314&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 16:45 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 18:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2021 18:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2023 07:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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