ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159582
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 626 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD286 |
| MSN: | UM-O2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St-Maxent [Somme] -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby |
| RAF Wickenby |
Collided with Lancaster ME326 on route to Wiesbaden, & rear turret detached, abandoned.
Collided with 460 Sqn Lancaster ME326 and crashed at St-Maxent [Somme]. Sgt Norton lies in the extension at Abbeville Communal Cemetery.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Bryan Jefferson Grindrod RAF 133616 (NCO:1451000 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 05 January, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant F S Nicholl RAF
Navigator : Flight Sergeant K R Collin RAAF
Bomb Aimer : Warrant Officer Donald Davis Thomson RAAF Aus/417012
Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant William Adolphus Pierce RAAF Aus/422292
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant R H Burrows RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henry Kenneth Norton RAFVR 1609939 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Follow link:- https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php%3Fid%3D3878%26PHPSESSID%3D9f91a5b77fc55783bca2995cc7910ee6&prev=search
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 65.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 15:41 | JINX | Added |
| 29-Aug-2013 17:05 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 23-May-2016 06:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2024 08:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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