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| Date: | Monday 11 September 1944 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 582 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB184 |
| MSN: | 6O-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Haltern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton |
Took off from RAF Little Staughton at 16:00?
The aircraft crashed approximately 18:40 near Bergbossendorf 3km from the centre of Haltern.
No Luftwaffe claims, possibly Flak.
WO Hazelhurst was part of Trupp 34. He arrived at Bankau on 25th September 1944.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Philip Henry Sherlock RAF 161504 (NCO:1668828 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 29 February, 1944) [PoW, Repatiated on Arundal Castle to Liverpool on 6 February 1945]
Flight Engineer : Warrant Officer Victor Allenby Davis DFM RAFVR 1172743 [Killed] Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 18 Row B Grave 9
Navigator : Flying Officer Kenneth Emil Lenz RCAF J/35904 [PoW Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang/PoW Number 5572]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer John Richard Gorman RCAF J/35902 [PoW Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang/PoW Number 5634]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer William Bernard Hazlehurst RAF 1187336 [PoW Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/ PoW Number 781]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Reginald Keith Simmonds RAF 120184 (NCO:1284807 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 June, 1942) [PoW Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang]
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Haydn Edward Jacobs RAF 178225 (NCO:1661176 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 08 August, 1944) [PoW Stalag Luft 1 Barth Vogelsang]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
The Long Road - Oliver Clutton-Brock
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 17:21 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 17:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 28-Sep-2021 16:57 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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