ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159635
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 619 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PD425 |
| MSN: | PG-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Netze -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Strubby |
Missing on mission to Bohlen.
Approximately 3 hours after take-off from Strubby, over the village of Netze, they ran into to the Luftwaffe and PD425 caught fire. Sqn/Ldr Palmer the pilot gave to order to bail unfortunately only two members of the crew managed this. F/O D I Thomas the Bomb Aimer and Sgt G. R. J Miles the Rear gunner. Lest We Forget. Those who perished are buried in Hannover War Cemetery,Niedersachsen, Germany
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Colin Murray Palmer RAFVR 80048 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Flying Officer Frederick James Ricketts DFM RAFVR 173082 [Killed] (NCO:1042460 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 April, 1944)
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Leonard Charles Raw RAFVR 126889 [Killed] (NCO:1149777 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 September, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Flying Officer Daniel Ishwyn Thomas RAFVR 141183 [PoW] (NCO:1314782 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 April, 1943)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Lieutenant William Forster Graham RAFVR 135006 [Killed] (NCO:935441 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 January, 1943)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant G R J Miles RAF [PoW]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Peter Charles Wiseman RAFVR 2235862 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
https://www.facebook.com/619.Squadron.RAF.WW2/photos/a.161594383965421.10299.161591610632365/344177289040462/
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=18585504
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=Graham&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1945&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=8&GSob=n&GRid=18584482&df=all&
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=Ricketts&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1945&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=8&GSob=n&GRid=18585573&df=all&
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GSln=wiseman&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1945&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=8&GSob=n&GRid=18586433&df=all&
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 1943 | EE112 | 619 Sqn RAF | 7 | 3 km southeast of Moosbach, Feucht, Bayern | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 21:37 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Jan-2016 10:06 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2016 17:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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