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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:41 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | JB478 |
| MSN: | PH-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rüdnitz, Brandenburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wickenby, UK |
Coned by searchlights, hit by heavy Flak. The entire crew perished in the crash.
Takeoff time: 16:55
Crew:
•W/O L.Lawrence KIA
•Sgt R.S.Ward KIA
•Sgt S.O.J.Boxshall KIA
•Sgt J.L.Selkirk KIA
•Sgt H.Johnson KIA
•Sgt G.H.Reveley KIA
•Sgt E.W.Pritchard KIA
•Sgt A.H.Forward KIA
The deceased are buried at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery in Germany.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=JB478
http://www.mehrow.de/Geschichte/1900_bis_1945/RAF-Bomber/JB478_Lc_Dez43_Bernau.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2014 12:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2015 13:45 | Heil | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Nov-2018 14:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2019 19:30 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2019 19:30 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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