ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159097
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| Date: | Friday 30 June 1944 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 514 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB178 |
| MSN: | JI-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pittsham Farm near Midhurst, Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach, Cambridge |
Took off from RAF Waterbeach at 18:18 to bomb a key road junction. At 19:25 collided in the air with a 15 Squadron Lancaster and crashed at Pittsham Farm, near Midhurst in Sussex. It is reported that the other aircraft landed safely and continued in service. Those who died are buried in various cemeteries.
Crew
Plt Off J E K Hannesson RAAF (KIA)Brookwood Military Cemetery Brookwood Woking Borough Surrey, England
Sgt K E A Fox (KIA)St Stephen Churchyard Acomb York Unitary Authority North Yorkshire
Flt Sgt B G Lee RAAF (KIA)Brookwood Military Cemetery Brookwood Woking Borough Surrey, England
Sgt T S Colbeck RCAF (Inj)
Sgt B A Brown (Inj)
Plt Off A L George (KIA)Brookwood Military Cemetery Brookwood Woking Borough Surrey, England
Sgt H J Morgan (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 310
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/hannesson-jack.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 December 1943 | DS817 | 514 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Berndroth, Rheinland-Pfalz |  |
w/o |
| 21 July 1944 | HK570 | 514 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea off Renesse, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 17:10 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Aug-2013 21:50 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2016 15:25 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2021 15:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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