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| Date: | Thursday 5 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED765 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashley Walk Bombing Range, New Forest -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton (SQZ/EGXP) |
ED765: First prototype Avro 464 "Dambuster" Lancaster. Delivered 8th April 1943 to Farnborough for trials. Did not participate in Dams Raid. Later coded AJ-M. Lost 5th August 1943 crash at Ashley Walk bombing range.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Winston Herbert Kellaway DSO & Bar AFC RAF 49688 (NCO:590595 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 October, 1942) [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant David Eric Owen RAF 1153507 (Officer:172553 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 April, 1944) [Injured]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Ronald Drury DFC RAFVR 146299 (NCO:1203268 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943) [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant W Harris RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant P Moore RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant G W Horsfield RAF [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant E C "Shirley" Temple RAF 546883 [Injured]
F/L Kellaway had flown Battles with 12 Sqdn in France and after a brief rest, completed a tour flying Stirlings with 149 Sqdn. His DSO had been Gazetted 30 March 43, and he was destined to serve with 630 Sqdn, gaining a first bar to his DSO, Gazetted 9 May 44, whilst in 1954 he was awarded a AFC after commanding the first Canberra jet bomber Conversion Unit at Bassingbourn.
Sources:
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?124291-Dambusters-Lancasters
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/military-sites/15777-ashley-walk-bombing-range.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2013 12:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2025 08:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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