ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159047
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB114 |
| MSN: | GT-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood |
Took off from RAF Upwood 22:54 hrs for an operation against Hamburg in Germany.
Hit by flak in the port wing and sustained very severe structural damage. Course was set for Woodbridge in Suffolk, where the Lancaster was landed without injury to its crew. In recognition of completing his PFF tour and for displaying exceptional airmanship Sqdn Ldr Slade RAAF was awarded an immediate DSO.
Crew (all safe):
Sqdn Ldr H F Slade RAAF
Flt Sgt E F Hearn
Fg Off A E Egan
Flt Sgt J A Brooks
Flt Lt A G R Undrell
Fg Off A G Lindsay
WO L H Leonard.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 355.
http://www.156squadron.com/view_aircrew.asp?pCrewId=1677
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB114&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 1944 | JA975 | 156 Sqn RAF | 7 | Bokern, Lohne, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 30 December 1944 | PB621 | 156 Sqn RAF | 7 | Köln-Rodenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:55 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Jun-2016 15:18 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2021 09:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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