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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB519 |
| MSN: | EA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Marston Moor, Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fulbeck |
| U-Boat Pens Bergen |
Took off from RAF Fulbeck at 22:36
Upon return landed at RAF Marston Moor at 04:56. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and was damaged beyond repair. No injuries reported
Crew
Pilot: 179537 Fg Off Kenneth W Lee
Flight Engineer: 1515645 Sgt Arthur “Lou” Crabbe
Navigator: 1083799 Sgt Thomas G Gatfield
Bomb Aimer: 1614932 Sgt John Aldridge
Wireless Operator: 1765077 Sgt Douglas William Pye
Mid Upper Gunner: 2210047 Sgt Norman Powell
Rear Gunner: 1454207 Sgt Ronald Ernest Wilkins
Sources:
49 Squadron Association
Bomber Command Losses WWII 1944 - W R Chorley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:24 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Oct-2018 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Aug-2024 05:45 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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