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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PB525 |
| MSN: | LQ-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
Took off at 15:53 hrs for an operation against the oil refinery at Scholven/Buer (Germany); failed to return.
All eight are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB525&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:33 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2015 20:33 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 16-Sep-2021 10:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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