ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159177
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB294 |
| MSN: | EM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby |
Took off from RAF spilsby at 21:50 to bomb an oil depot. Crashed in the sea off the Lincolnshire coast while in the process of jettisoning bombs. Three bodies were recovered from the water; Fg Off McIntosh is buried in Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery; his navigator Flt Sgt Little who came from New Maslden in Surrey, lies in Cambridge City Cemetery, while King's Cross born Sgt Bateman rests in Islington Cemetery, Finchley in Middlesex. The others are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Fg Off P C McIntosh (KIA)
Sgt J R Grint (KIA)
Flt Sgt S W G Little (KIA)
Flt Sgt G R Shannon (KIA)
Sgt J Beech (KIA)
Sgt L D Bateman (KIA)
Flt Sgt A W Smith (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 351.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 March 1942 | R5501 | 207 Sqn RAF | 4 | Canwick Hill East of Bracebridge Heath | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 18 December 1944 | NG144 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | sea 100 metres off Holzkathen (now Smoldzínski Las) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 08:28 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2016 22:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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