ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50670
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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB630 |
| MSN: | 6O-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Zoutelande, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 11:45 hrs for an operation to Walcheren, Zeeland; failed to return.
All eight are missing in action and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot F/O. L.F. Croft 422079 RNzAF - panel 262
Second Pilot Sgt. W.J.H. Roberts 1155381 RAF - panel 237
Flight Engineer F/O. K. Hodgson 154238 RAF - panel 206
Navigator F/Lt. E.S. Dawson DFC 82210 RAF - panel 202
Bomb Aimer F/Sgt. R.C. Mahoney 1336772 RAF - panel 220
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt. R.L. Pocock 185749 RAF - panel 212
Air Gunner F/Sgt. W.T. Witty 1397910 RAF - panel 223
Air Gunner F/Sgt. D.D. Wilson 1573648 RAF - panel 240
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4590A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Aug-2013 05:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2019 16:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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