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| Date: | Sunday 13 May 1945 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PP672 |
| MSN: | LS-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | A.68 Juvincourt-et-Damary -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.68 Juvincourt-et-Damary |
Lancaster B.Mk.I PP672 ('LS-N') of 15 Squadron, RAF. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13-5-1945: Swung on take-off at A.68 Juvincourt-et-Damary. Aircraft's undercarriage collapsed & aircraft was destroyed by fire.
On board where 24 ex-prisoners of war. Together with the crew they escaped unharmed.
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Beauchamp Bagenal RAF 133446 (NCO:1335054 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 February, 1943)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PP672
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
4. Bomber Command Losses (1945), page 175.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2013 02:24 | JINX | Added |
| 15-May-2014 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 08-Oct-2018 22:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2018 06:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2024 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 11:16 | MMR | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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