ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78725
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD226 |
| MSN: | AS-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington |
Took off from RAF Kirmington at 21:50. Crashed in the Baltic. Six have no known graves, but Flt Sgt Solomons RAAF is buried in Sweden at Malmo Jewish Cemetery.
Crew
Plt Off L.D. Heath RAAF (Killed On Active Service)
Sgt. L.G. Lewis (Killed On Active Service)
Flt Sgt. S.S. Solomons RAAF (Killed On Active Service)
Sgt. T.R.L. Griffiths (Killed On Active Service)
Flt Sgt. W. W. Hiscock, RAAF (Killed On Active Service)
Sgt. G.A. Vaughan (Killed On Active Service)
Sgt. W. F. Noble (Killed On Active Service)
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110912011135/http://www.flyghistoria.org/images_minnesten/Judiska_begravningsplats.htm
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_losses%20aug44.pdf
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World 1944 Page 406.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1944 | LL743 | 166 Sqn RAF | 2 | between Chapelle-Vallon and Voué; Aube département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2010 09:38 | Masen63 | Added |
| 26-Dec-2011 05:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 28-Dec-2011 15:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 03-Jan-2012 05:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2013 15:08 | JINX | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2016 14:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2021 17:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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