ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159256
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 626 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB411 |
| MSN: | UM-Y2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lutzkendorf (Merseburg) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
Missing on mission to Lutzkendorf. Took off from RAF Wickenby at 2055 to bomb Wintershall synthetic-oil plant. All are lying in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Harold William Reid RCAF J/41869 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 28 November, 1939) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flight Sergeant Norman George Reed RAFVR 1582745 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer William Semeniuk RCAF J/42214 : Commission Gazetted Friday 02 February, 1940) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Donald Hugh Johnson RCAF J/42264 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flying Officer Bernard Eric Stanley Stagg RAFVR 178375 (NCO:1875222 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 September, 1944) [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Matthew Frederick Easton Sergeant RCAF J/46101 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James William Churms RCAF R/281050 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://aircrewremembered.com/reid-harold.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 155.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 06:12 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Jun-2016 15:20 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2022 12:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2024 07:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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