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| Date: | Monday 23 October 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 463 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | PD260 |
| MSN: | JO-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 14:22 hrs for an operation to Walcheren island, Zeeland.
The aircraft was abandoned over the target area, four crew members are missing in action:
Pilot F/O. I.J. Dack DFC 418093 RAAF - POW
Flight Engineer Sgt. H.E. Lee 1891948 RAF - POW
Navigator W/O. J.F. Maple 423205 RAAF - Runnymede Memorial; panel 259
Bomb Aimer W/O. J.R.M. McWilliam 418907 RAAF - POW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt. A. Easton 1340743 RAF - Runnymede Memorial; panel 217
Air Gunner F/Sgt. C.F. Kirby 185652 RAF - Runnymede Memorial; panel 211
Air Gunner F/Sgt. R. Coward 432371 RAAF - Runnymede Memorial; panel 260
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4570&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:24 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 16:28 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 10-Oct-2019 17:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Oct-2025 05:11 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
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