ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172777
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 408 (Goose) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DS705 |
| MSN: | EQ-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dalton, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton |
Lancaster B.Mk.II DS705 ("EQ-K" of 408 (Goose) Squadron RAF). Flew 32 operations, including 8 to Berlin. Had 316 hours airframe time when it crashed at RAF Dalton, North Yorkshire, on 23 July 1944; it overshot and crashed off the end of the runway at the at end of a training flight, at 14:45 hours local time. The aircraft passed through a hedge, crossed a road and caught fire in the field opposite, with two of the crew being injured. Only 2 of the crew were injured (no fatalities), aircraft destroyed by post crash fire.
Crew of DS705...
Pilot - P/O Donald Leonard Snider RCAF (J/19789), of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Uninjured.
Pilot Officer R. Burns (Navigator)
Pilot Officer B.S. Shannon (W/Op Air Gunner)
Flt Sgt H.R. Sharp (Air gunner)
Flt Sgt R.I. Smylie
Flying Officer H.R. Sproule
Pilot Officder D. Staples (Air Gunner)
Sources:
1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_DK100.html
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/ds705.html]
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08448.php
4. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials%20page%206.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Dalton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2015 02:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jan-2015 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2015 20:52 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 26-Jun-2016 13:29 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 06-Oct-2018 17:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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