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| Date: | Friday 22 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB688 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile N of RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flew into ground in bad weather on return from mission to Politz.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Roger Hubert Halsted RAAF Aus/428694 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Bruce E. O. Pettigrew RAFVR 1022473 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Clement Joseph Greenwood RAAF Aus/430375 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant John Renton Power RAAF Aus/432435 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant George James Cheyne RAAF Aus/429846 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leonard Edric James Miller RAAF Aus/435780 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Thomas Aitken Nation RAAF Aus/430859 [Injured]
The casualties lie at the Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom (52.212382 / 0.166554)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 19:48 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:40 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 12-Aug-2024 06:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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