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| Date: | Saturday 5 February 1944 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DS827 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Dunmow, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
DS827 (A4-D), Avro Lancaster Mk2, (4x Bristol Hercules radial engines-NOT Merlins), Delivered to 115sqn Oct 1943
Crashed at Great Dunmow, Essex whilst on a 'Bullseye' training exercise. Cause unknown.
Cause of accident not given.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William John Barrie Bishop RAFVR 1337955 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Ronald Ernest Green RAFVR 1581870 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Charles Graham Magness RAFVR 1579523 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant John Charles Speechly RAFVR 1324131 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant John Carless RAFVR 1501828 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Philip Fred Palmer RAF 543152 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henry Denton Clough RAFVR 1671810 [Killed]
Passenger : 1st Lieutenant (US) Charles A Weber USAAF O/672518 [Killed]
Sources:
Avro Lancaster-The definitive record' Book by Harry Holmes
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2012 01:13 | ds1214 | Added |
| 26-Nov-2014 07:11 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2024 12:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2024 12:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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