ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138511
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB709 |
| MSN: | NA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kattegatt Sea, off Falkenberg -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham |
During a raid on Stettin which resulted in the sinking of a 2000 ton ship in the harbour and 7 other ships being damaged, KB-709 crashed in the sea off Falkenberg, Sweden. All seven crew lost. 3 buried in Falkenberg (Halland), 3 on Anholt. One body never found.
Crew:
Flying Officer L S. Plunkett RCAF,
Sgt. J. McFarlane RAF,
Flying Officer L H C. Gardiner DFC RCAF,
WO.1 J.B. Gravelet-Chapman RCAF
Flying Officer T. Baillie RCAF,
Flight Sgt. H. Gordon,
Sgt. D.A.G. Sparkes.
On 6/11/1944 the body of Flight Engineer Sgt James McFarlane RAF was washed ashore at Vesterstrand beach, Anholt.
Sources:
1. Original entry by masen63
2. Falkenbergs Museum/Lars Wikander: De kom aldrog hem (1994)
3. Wikander, Lars et al: Flygdramatik i Halland under andra världskriget (1995)
4. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft KA100-KZ999, published 1990
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
6. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_JP100.html
7. http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/lancavro.html#indexkb709
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2011 04:52 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 13-Sep-2011 05:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:02 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 00:00 | Doug | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 00:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 11:16 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 12:20 | Anon. | Updated [[Embed code, Narrative]] |
| 05-Jun-2013 07:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 04-Jul-2016 16:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 01-Jan-2018 17:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 23:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 23:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2018 15:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2021 18:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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