ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21398
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7527 |
| MSN: | LS-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
| RAF Mildenhall |
Missing believed to have exploded over Aachen.
Crew:-
P/O 170636 Thomas Gordan Marsh 20 RAFVR killed (NCO:1483349 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 29 February, 1944)
Sgt 1582658 William Henry Dean 20 RAFVR killed.
Sgt 1896258 Ernest Arthur Bland 20 RAFVR killed.
Flt/Sgt 658220 Maurice Charles Spice RAF killed.
Flt/Sgt 420759 Victor Kingsbury Lewis 28 RAAF killed.
Sgt 1576971 Alfred Rowe Newell RAFVR killed.
Sgt R/191541 Burton Orval Brophey 19 RCAF killed.
This was the first production Lancaster, first flown on 31 Oct 41. Between 28 Oct 41 and late 1942, this aircraft served as a test vehicle, before being given up to 1654 HCU. Repair in works followed a flying accident in May 1943 and after a spell at 20 MU was accepted by 15 Sqdn on 3 Mar 44. It flew 353.15 hours.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | W4355 | 15 Sqn RAF | 0 | Golaten, Bern |  |
w/o |
| 12 May 1944 | LL752 | 15 Sqn RAF | 8 | Brouwersstraat, Leuven, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2008 15:50 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Apr-2021 12:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2023 13:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 13:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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