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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ME443 |
| MSN: | QR-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hohenholz off Dorfstrabe, Politz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthrope |
| RAF Skellingthorpe |
Missing on mission to Politz.
Took off from RAF Skellingthorpe at at 1659 hrs in the first phase strike against a synthetic-oil plant in Politz. Those who died rest in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery.
Crew
Fg Off B S Tasker RAAF (KIA)
Sgt T McKnight (POW)
Fg Off E Walker (POW)
Flt Sgt W R R Boobyer (POW)
Flt Sgt R M McKenzie RAAF (KIA)
Sgt S W Herring (KIA)
Sgt V A Edwards (KIA)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/PB7591945-02-09.html
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 72.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 20:38 | JINX | Added |
| 25-May-2016 20:52 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2018 16:11 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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