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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB345 |
| MSN: | OL-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nüstenbach, Mosbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:04 hrs for an operation against Darmstadt.
Shot down by Uffz. Hans Rechenberg of the 1./NJG 6, who was flying a Bf 110 G-4.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Arthur Llewelyn Williams DFC RAFVR 61974 (NCO:994006 : Commission Gazetted Friday 04 April, 1941) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas Spender Clay RAFVR 1591635 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Sidney Astley RAF 131945 (NCO:1578016 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 January, 1943) [PoW]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Harry Alexander Scott RAF 47821 (NCO:566731 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 17 March, 1942) [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Victor Henry Stephenson Cuttle RAF 137671 (NCO:1063518 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 February, 1943) [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Edward Albert Gillespie RAFVR 1796391 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Reginald Herbert Budd RAF 1626052 [PoW]
Three of the crew rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany (47.778371 / 11.733537)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB345&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=Serial&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2013 16:59 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2021 14:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Apr-2023 17:10 | TB | Updated |
| 04-Apr-2025 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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