Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I PD269,
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Date:Tuesday 31 October 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:90 Sqn RAF
Registration: PD269
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tuddenham
Destination airport:Bottrop
Narrative:
Missing on mission to Bottrop.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Ward RNZAF NZ/42698 [Killed] (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 October, 1939)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Joseph Turner RAFVR 1869208 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer John Guy Allen RAFVR 183343 [Killed] (NCO:162707 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 October, 1944)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Sydney Campbell RAFVR 179864 [Killed] (NCO:1512477 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 September, 1944)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant David Adams RAFVR 1345972 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flying Officer Alexander George McLean RAFVR 171284 [Killed] (NCO:1556353 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 March, 1944)
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Cecil Geoffrey Nigel Darlow RAFVR 1877735 [Killed]

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2013 15:31 JINX Added
31-Oct-2018 19:44 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
31-Oct-2023 07:57 Rob Davis Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]

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