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| Date: | Tuesday 5 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PP673 |
| MSN: | OJ:B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Araas -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Juvincourt |
Lost wing & dived into ground, believed autopilot failure.
Crew and Passengers:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Peter Tottle RAFVR 191781 (NCO:1805024 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 April, 1945) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Edward Tilley RAFVR 210904 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Sergeant Paul Cochrane Wyatt RAFVR 1607018 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Eric Paige RAFVR 1333464 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Jack Dyer RAFVR 1625445 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Hird RAFVR 1679250 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Leonard Jones RAFVR 1837130 [Killed]
Passenger : Aircraftman 2nd Class William Quinn RAFVR 1349659 [Killed]
Passenger : Leading Aircraftman William Christie Spark RAFVR 1117648 [Killed]
Passenger : Leading Aircraftman Wilfred Herbert Wardle RAFVR 1475510 [Killed]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2013 02:26 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2024 19:29 | Rob Davis | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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