ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159362
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB563 |
| MSN: | PM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Königerode/Unterharz, 15 km NNW of Sangerhausen/Unterharz. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
| Chemnitz |
Lancaster B.Mk.III PB563 "PM-G" of 103 Sqn., RAF. Airborne 17:16 on 5 Mar 1945 from RAF Elsham Wolds. Missing/Failed to return on mission to Chemnitz, Saxony. Shot down by flak/AAA and crashed at Königerode/Unterharz, 15 km North North West of Sangerhausen/Unterharz. Germany. When lost this aircraft had a total of 122 flying hours. PB563 was one of two 103 Sqn Lancasters lost on this operation. (See also ME392). All 7 crew KIA
Flt Lt M.R.Norem - KIA
Flying Officer K.Jackson RNZAF - KIA
Flying Officer G.L.Taylor - KIA
Flt Sgt J.A.Green - KIA
Flt Sgt J.A.Wright - KIA
Flying Officer F.W.Elliott DFM - KIA
Sgt R.S.Brown - KIA
All were buried initially at Konigerode Friedhof but were exhumed on 21 June 1947, and taken to Berlin. Flying Officer Elliott had served previously with 207 Sqn and details of his DFM were Gazetted 20 April 1943
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1067
3. http://lancaster-archive.com/lanc_unknowncrashsites.pdf
4. https://www.northlincsweb.net/13Base/html/in_search_of_answers.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1943 | ED626 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | 5 km east of Hulshorst station, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 14 April 1943 | W4828 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | Saint-Mars-d'Outille, Loire |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 18 October 1943 | JB349 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | southwest of Hildesheim, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 23 May 1944 | ND629 | 103 Sqn RAF | 7 | 5 km north of Ahaus, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 01:05 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Nov-2014 15:51 | Ivan Lother | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2014 02:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2014 02:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 29-May-2016 16:31 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Destination airport] |
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