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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1944 |
| Time: | 20:44 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB535 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dunholme Lodge |
Missing on mission to Darmstadt. Crashed near Roxheim, 3½ miles south of Worms.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Donald Stephen Lade RAAF Aus/418130 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flight Sergeant Thomas Starkie RAF 548376 [Killed]
Navigator : Warrant Officer Terence Lansdowne Awcock RAAF Aus/406988 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Joseph Archibald Wilson McCallum DFC RAFVR 173828 [Killed] (NCO:1551605 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 May, 1944)
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Maurice Benjamin RAFVR 1671182 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Henry John Conquest RAAF Aus/429450 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flying Officer Ivan Patrick Hourigan RAAF Aus/410668 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2013 19:44 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:35 | Faun | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:39 | BlB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Sep-2023 18:12 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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