ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159264
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| Date: | Monday 8 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 170 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB397 |
| MSN: | TC-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ottobrunn (Bayern) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell |
Mission to Munich. Took off from RAF Hemswell at 1826 hrs. All are in Durnbach War Cemetery. Sgt Miller was am member of the Auxiliary Air Force and is likely to have begun his service in the mid 30's. Flt Sgt Bennett, described in the CWGC register as a navigator, was 19, as was Sgt Pinsent.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Norman Kenneth Dunlop RAAF Aus/419166 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Henry Pinsent RAFVR 1852125 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Robert Sidney Bennett RAFVR 1335173 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Thomas Miller RAF 873380 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Jack Mace RAFVR 1589239 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Peter Day RAFVR 2213761 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Charles Albert Robinson RAFVR 2209776 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB397%201945-01-08.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 39.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 06:13 | JINX | Added |
| 18-May-2016 15:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 14:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2024 07:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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