ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159450
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PB695 |
| MSN: | JO-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Royan -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| RAF Waddington |
Mission to Royan. Took off from RAF Waddington at 0041 hrs to bomb a German garrison dominating the entrance to the Gironde river. Came down in the target area. Four are buried, alongside two airmen from 214 Squadron (See Volume 4 Page 103), in Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery, while three are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Their average age was 21.
Crew
Fg Off J Milne RAAF (KIA)
Sgt E A Freeman (KIA)
Flt Sgt S A Brown RAAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt C L Fincham RAAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt W A Simpson (KIA)
Flt Sgt J F Prince RAAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt C F Walters RAAF (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 30.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1944 | LL844 | 463 Sqn RAAF | 1 | over Noord-Brabant |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 19:56 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:48 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-May-2016 11:47 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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