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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB692 |
| MSN: | SR-K2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wanne-Eickel, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire |
| Gelsenkirchen |
Took off from RAF Ludford Magna at 12:00.
Crashed in the district of Wanne-Eickel.
The crew were initially buried Gelsenkirchen/Huellen Cemetery. Reinterred 12 May 1947.
Crew
Pilot: J/26395 Fg Off Walter Norman Moore RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row B Grave 10.
Flight Engineer: 1114763 Sgt George Arthur Dalton - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row B Grave 8.
Navigator: J/36315 Fg Off Phil Leeds RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row A Grave 17.
Bomb Aimer: J/36280 Fg Off Arthur John Bate RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 25 Row C Grave 18.
Wireless Operator: 517497 Sgt Stanley Allen Meadows - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row B Grave 3.
Mid Upper Gunner: J/95352 Plt Off Harold Kester Mainprize RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row B Joint Grave 12-13.
Rear Gunner: J/95271 Plt Off Ian Maccallum Hamilton RCAF - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row B Grave 11.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PB692&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Google Maps
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 19:56 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:22 | Weeks | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Sep-2021 12:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2024 18:43 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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