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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 625 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD375 |
| MSN: | CF-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chemnitz, Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster B.Mk.1 PD375 "CF-R" of 625 Sqn, RAF. Failed to return/Missing on mission involving 760 RAF aircraft ("Operation Thunderclap") to attack an Oil Refinery at Chemnitz, Saxony at approximate Coordinates: 50°50′N 12°55′E. PD375 was airborne at 16:36 on 5 March 1945 from Kelstern. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. Of the seven crew, two were KIA, the other five survived to be taken POW:
Flt Lt A.D.Cook Injured, taken POW
Sgt S.L.Lowe taken POW
Sgt T.H.Scowcroft RCAF Injured, taken POW
F/S F.W.Brooks Injured, taken POW
Sgt W.Allen Injured, taken POW
Sgt C.H.Bartlett KIA
Sgt J.H.Porter KIA
F/L A.D.Cook, Sgt W.Allen, Sgt S.L.Lowe and Sgt T.H. Scowcroft were confined in Hospital due injuries sustained until Liberation in May 1945. Flt Sgt F.W.Brooks returned to England 3 April 1945. Both Air Gunners KIA are buried in the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc-noseart-g-i.htm
3. http://lancaster-archive.com/lanc_unknowncrashsites.pdf
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/Paradie/ParadieArchiveS.html
5. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1067
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 19:54 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Oct-2014 16:09 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2014 08:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2014 08:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2016 16:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, ] |
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