ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159058
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:30 approx |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 630 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PA992 |
| MSN: | LE-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Tramont-Émy and Tramont-Lassus; Meurthe-et-Moselle -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Kirby |
Took off from RAF East Kirby at 21:39 hrs for an operation against Stuttgart in Germany.
Crashed around 01:30 between Tramont-Bay (Meurthe-et-Moselle) and Tramont-Lassus, where Sgt Lough RCAF lies in the local cimmunal cemetery. Both villages are approximately 15 km and 16 km respectively SSE of Colombey-les-Belles:
Fg Off W Adams USAAF (Evaded)
Sgt T W Tanner (Evaded)
Sgt R A Toogood (Evaded)
Fg Off E Wood RCAF (Evaded)
Fg Off A S Woolf (PoW)
Tech Sgt J Keisow USAAF (KIA)
Sgt R W Lough RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 351.
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1424
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 10:55 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2016 15:21 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2016 13:04 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2018 20:47 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2021 17:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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