ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159073
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| Date: | Thursday 19 October 1944 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB175 |
| MSN: | AR-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adalbert-Stifter-Straße, Freiberg, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
| Stuttgart |
Took off from RAF Binbrook at 16:52
Hit by 1/schw Flak Abt 460 (o) over Stuttgart
Crashed into Adalbert-Stifter Strabe in Stuttgart at 20:30.
Flt Lt Hamilton’s remains was found at 93 Seestrasse Stuttgart
Reinterred 17 March 1948.
The following crew members were initially buried in Steinhalle Civil Cemetery
Flt Sgt Carpenter - Plot A Row 3 Grave 8
Sgt King - Plot A Row 3 Grave 9
Flt Sgt Jago - Plot A Row 3 Grave 10
Flt Sgt Low - Plot A Row 3 Grave 11
Flt Sgt Fagg - Plot A Row 3 Grave 12
Flt Sgt Oliver - Plot A Row 4 Grave 1
Reinterred 24 June 1948
Crew
Pilot: A/423722 Flt Lt Douglas Boyd Hamilton RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 12
Flight Engineer: 1802260 Sgt Frank Benjamin Gregory King - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 14
Navigator: A/419464 Flt Sgt Eric Clifford Fagg RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 17
Bomb Aimer: A/426043 Flt Sgt William James Carpenter RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 13
Wireless Operator: A/422671 Flt Sgt David James Oliver RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 16
Air Gunner: A/428142 Flt Sgt Peter Morris Low RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 18
Air Gunner: A/424763 Flt Sgt John Leonard Jago RAAF - Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 7 Row C Grave 15
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB175&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 13:39 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 08:01 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2021 11:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2021 11:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 20:22 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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