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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD211 |
| MSN: | WS-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Belomorsk Airfield Russia -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bardney |
| Belomorsk Airfield, Russia |
Ran out of fuel on approach, undershot into ditch, on return from mission on Tirpitz. All crew safe and taken to Archangel.
Crew
Flt Lt G C Camsell RCAF (Safe)
Sgt W Andrews (Safe)
Sgt P R Aslin (Safe)
Fg Off R H Thomas (Safe)
Sgt D Beevers (Safe)
Sgt W J Herbert RCAF (Safe)
Sgt A E Boon RCAF (Safe)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 416.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 12:18 | JINX | Added |
| 13-Jul-2016 05:46 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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